Yeah mate I get that, It certainly has a couple of systems that belong in the 60’s, especially that POS 6 pack system. (Thanks Southwest!). I guess I just find it a bit depressing that in terms of performance the 20 year difference between the designs didn’t really produce much performance gain. Still, I suppose that’s true of a lot of later designs really. General work environment excluded, of course!

Unrelenting TV reporter at the Lion Air crash site this morning told viewers it is called a black box even though it was clearly not black. He explained that it got that name because it is recovered in a burnt and charred state. Apparently when aeroplanes plummet, they always catch on fire.
How do these morons concoct this crap?
The original FDR was indeed contained in a black box....about 70 years ago. About the time we referred to radios as ‘the wireless’.
But I was interested in yesterday’s ABC interview with a Lion Air honcho at their training facility. Great store was placed on their excellent simulator training where the show pony crew were dealing calmly and competently with a relatively minor airspeed disagreement. Not rehearsed, of course.
Looked to me like they are paving the way to blaming the Captain. Obviously nothing lacking in Lion Air’s training, hey?

And also a Giant Hercules Bomber.