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Old 17th Oct 2020, 14:38
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meleagertoo
 
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737 Max Solution, Please Explain

As Boeing always offered a triplex alpha sensor array why do they not simply make that the standard?
Why, given the opprobrium and distrust they've generated over the origingal system, have they decided on a duplex system that at first glance looks like a cheapskate half- measure to be followed by an artifcial third electronic comparator, but not yet.

What is the additional cost of a triplex system over the simplex one? Surely not a deal-breaker on a $60m aircraft? I'd haave thought the development work on the new solution would far outweigh simply reverting to triplex and wrapping the problem up.

Anyone able to explain the reality?
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