Originally Posted by
DaveReidUK
To be fair, his comments weren't made in the context of either of the Max accidents, but in an anti-competitive hearing where he was simply comparing the hot-and-high performance of the Max 8 compared to the Max 7, in other words stating the obvious. So let's not put words in his mouth.
Incidentally his CV includes being a VP at FlightSafety International, and 8 years at McD before that, so I suspect he does actually know one end of a WAT curve from the other.
Yes, It was perhaps a bit unfair towards Professor Nickelsburg, and I apologise. What annoyed me is that Bloomberg even put it in the context of the accidents, even going so far as to claim that "it could have exacerbated the situation because an airplane’s performance degrades at higher altitudes", when there is no hint that this may have played any role, and lack of performance (as in: insufficient engine power) was certainly not a problem.
Bernd