Rainboe wrote:
How can people be so arrogant that they know where a company like Boeing is allegedly going wrong?
Nigd3 wrote:
Do you really think that the system designer is solely responsible for certifying an aircraft or system? Do you seriously think that safety assements, FHAs, FMECAs, HF testing, pilot cockpit working group decisions, FAA auditing, plus a multitude of other operational and safety justifications did not go into the design of the NG?
History has proven Boeing (and others) makes mistakes like bad design. I can reel off many examples. The newest one:
Federal transportation safety officials Wednesday issued an "urgent" recommendation calling for a redesign of a component on some Boeing 777 aircraft engines -- a component blamed for two major mishaps in the past year.
Found on
'Urgent' repair recommended for some Boeing 777 engines - CNN.com
What about the famous cargo door on the 747? United Airlines Flight 811 some 20 years ago. Bad design!
So why should we believe that "This time they've got it right!" ?
And life on this thread has taught me to add: The above is not directly related to this accident, but as a comment to those who flame laymen for insinuate aircraft manufactures may make a mistake or two...