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Re:FAA issues emergency directive on 2,000 Boeing 737 NG, Cl... by bilbo0s on Friday July 24, 2020 @11:17AM (#23940491)
couldn't get more simple than that.

Believe it or not, that's actually a lot of the idea that drives commercial aviation design.

Or used to anyway.

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Re:FAA issues emergency directive on 2,000 Boeing 737 NG, Cl... by KMag on Friday July 24, 2020 @11:23AM (#23940574)
... and most engineering in general. Simple solutions tend to be very robust and often cost-effective.
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Re:FAA issues emergency directive on 2,000 Boeing 737 NG, Cl... by noir_lord on Friday July 24, 2020 @06:31PM (#23945161)
and easier to troubleshoot/replace.

> A complex system that works is invariably found to have evolved from a simple system that worked. A complex system designed from scratch never works and cannot be patched up to make it work. You have to start over, beginning with a working simple system. - John Gall

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