JD-EE
edit: Incidentally, this is not a programmer's problem or error. This is a design inadequacy above their pay grade
Couldn't agree more - as is often the case in aviation the office wallahs are there because they can't fly and who better to lead the design philosophy team-NOT.
Trident destroyed by BEA management.
They also ordered a bespoke instrument panel for the Tristar based on the Lancaster and Trident.
Fokker 100 navigation system without ins platforms was lethal when you most needed - in mountainous terrain as it dropped out.
DC10 system pared down to absolute minimum by accountants.
and EADs don't understand their own systems - look at the bird that went through the blast deflectors at toulouse -EADS pilot/engineer.