Originally Posted by
boaclhryul
I assume that the references to "sim" are to the in-house e-cab <
Boeing: The ?e-cab? ? a test flight deck>? Which presumably has software that is at the same level as the test aircraft, or slightly ahead as a last step in verification before loading to the aircraft?
"We've coined a term that has become a very important focus for us: right at first flight," said Keith Leverkuhn, Vice President and General Manager for the 737 MAX program. "It means making sure that by the time we put the airplane in the air for the first time on our flight test that we know how these systems are going to act and that they are mature enough. If it weren't for certification requirements, the systems would be ready to enter our customers' fleets."
Mr. Leverkuhn appears to have actually convinced himself that they could safely deliver airplanes without flight testing, if not for those annoying certification requirements. And this is the guy in charge of the MAX program.