Re:Boeing CEO ousted as 737 Max crisis deepens
by ibejoeb on Monday December 23, 2019 @12:10PM
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I'm sure it's slightly more complicated, but is the MAX not essentially a 737 airframe with larger engines mounter further forward? Seems like there's a lot to work with there. A new type certification, at this point, sounds pretty good. Otherwise, there ought to be a lot of salvageable product there.
I doubt that doing a new type cert is tantamount to engineering an entirely new airframe. I think the thing that makes it less appealing to airlines now is the lack of faith in the integrity of Boeing engineering in general.
Re:Boeing CEO ousted as 737 Max crisis deepens
by CydeWeys on Monday December 23, 2019 @05:34PM
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Even if you recertify it, it's still a shitty design. If you're gonna do a new type certification it may as well be a new better design, without the decades-long 737 legacy baggage.
I doubt that doing a new type cert is tantamount to engineering an entirely new airframe. I think the thing that makes it less appealing to airlines now is the lack of faith in the integrity of Boeing engineering in general.