Re:FAA orders grounding of more than 170 Boeing 737 Max 9s
by inferiorhuman on Saturday January 06, 2024 @09:43PM
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I can't imagine EICAS is that expensive, the P-8 has it. Requiring a new type rating seems far more likely given that's how we got MCAS.
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Re:FAA orders grounding of more than 170 Boeing 737 Max 9s
by flaminHotSpeedo on Sunday January 07, 2024 @01:19PM
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The type rating is the big factor, and that's largely driven by desire and/or pressure from customers.
IMO type ratings, and particularly the categorization of types, needs an overhaul. The current type rating system is, IMO, the primary indirect factor leading to the max accidents (customers demanded the impossible - more efficient engines with a 37 type rating) as well as countless other design decisions that seem silly from the outside.
Re:FAA orders grounding of more than 170 Boeing 737 Max 9s
by sdh9 on Monday January 08, 2024 @03:33PM
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The P-8 having EICAS is more of an indictment of Boeing than anything (the P-8 is a Navy 737). It’s completely technologically possible, just that entrenched interests (namely, Southwest) kept Boeing from advancing the technology of their aircraft.