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Old 12th Mar 2019, 15:17
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Originally Posted by El Bunto
The V-22 took 18 years to reach IOC from date of first flight. If airliners followed a similar length of development I reckon they'd be pretty well debugged, too...

In contrast the 737 Max was certificated and entered service within 16 *months*.
after the 787 farce, you would think they would have learned not to rush this stuff?

I'm not sure who to blame here, FAA seem all too keen to pass Boeing's stuff without enough scrutiny..
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