Originally Posted by
blind pew
Used to a regular shower during descent from the ceiling condensation running forward..IIRC on the VC and DC 10s without any problems bar a light soaking. So what’s wrong with the modern designers?
But on the VC10/DC10 you had hard-wired switches that were a lot less susceptible to shorting out. On modern aircraft you have electronic switch panels that are as delicate as any other IC.
I cant see that making specific zones of the Flight Deck 'drinks free' is going to solve the issue as you are always going to get the odd clown who leaves the window open just before a storm arrives. So how about waterproofing the switch panels of safety critical systems? - if they can waterproof your cellphone then it should be fairly easy to incorporate on the flight deck.