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Re:FAA orders grounding of more than 170 Boeing 737 Max 9s by mattmaroon on Sunday January 07, 2024 @09:58AM (#38901702)
It’s only not in small planes, and then because of cost.
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Re:FAA orders grounding of more than 170 Boeing 737 Max 9s by Roark66 on Thursday January 11, 2024 @02:29AM (#38948936)
No, not just cost. Take a cessna columbus. An 8 seater executive jet. They chose to put fly by wire only on flaps. Is it because of cost? I doubt it. Pilots like "fly by wire" and people would gladly pay a 100k more for it on a $27 million aircraft. Even back in 2009 when it was still available.
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