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Re:Boeing Built Deadly Assumptions into 737 Max, Blind to a ... by droithomme on Sunday June 02, 2019 @10:21AM (#20075616)
> It’s very unlikely that both would fail simultaneously.

Ice, insects, birds, and volcanic ash are all things that tend to cause the pitot and the static tubes to become blocked. When you encounter ice, insects, birds, and volcanic ash, it is often the case that you get multiple simultaneous blockages. Blockages of the various tubes are not statistically independent events in practice.

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Re:Boeing Built Deadly Assumptions into 737 Max, Blind to a ... by mikeash on Sunday June 02, 2019 @12:17PM (#20076336)
Pitot and static tubes are irrelevant here.

Would it trouble everyone to get a basic grasp of what we’re talking about before replying? I’m getting a little tired of constantly correcting basic stuff in the replies.

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