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Old 3rd Oct 2010, 12:59
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Also, so far they have not identified the problem with the hinge, so it's time for diagnosis, redesign or requalify and possibly fabricate and retrofit, which could all take a while.

It's not as if it was obvious, or anything like that, that designing a jet with a whole bunch of doors exposed to rapid airflow, noise and vibration, that have to close to tight tolerances after take-off, and are all flight-critical on landing, might be a challenge.

So much for rigs, modeling and simulation, and tests being purely validation.
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