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Forum: Rumours & News
7th Mar 2021, 18:42
Replies: 1,128
Views: 478,216
Posted By DieselOx

Also the first time I've heard from an engineer I...

Also the first time I've heard from an engineer I trust that the stick forces just get lighter in certain situations. That was the main question I had from the start.

Even if they removed MCAS...
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Dec 2020, 05:22
Replies: 156
Views: 116,258
Posted By DieselOx

As a Li-Ion battery designer, this saddens me....

As a Li-Ion battery designer, this saddens me. From what I'd read about the mitigation installed, I'd happily fly on a 787 with a pre determined 100% chance of a battery fire. The risks are known,...
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Mar 2020, 12:59
Replies: 153
Views: 170,970
Posted By DieselOx

A travel ban would have helped, in late Jan or...

A travel ban would have helped, in late Jan or first week of Feb in the US, but now it actually makes things worse. The best science, studied for years by the WHO, concludes this:

" but the W.H.O....
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Mar 2020, 05:57
Replies: 153
Views: 170,970
Posted By DieselOx

This is a supremely stupid action. The virus is...

This is a supremely stupid action. The virus is already here.

Whatever, they'll figure that out in a couple weeks.

Anyone questioning why they did this? Sheer incompetence, nothing else.
Forum: Rumours & News
24th Feb 2020, 05:04
Replies: 378
Views: 194,388
Posted By DieselOx

Context. My comment was in relation to the...

Context. My comment was in relation to the released emails/ texts late last year, and about the conversations therein, years before. At the time of those conversations, they were still in the no sim...
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Jan 2020, 23:41
Replies: 378
Views: 194,388
Posted By DieselOx

Absolutely. I would offer one more...

Absolutely.

I would offer one more observation: if any functional exculpatory narrative that would moot the disclosed emails existed, Boeing would surely have either made a huge public case around...
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Jan 2020, 21:57
Replies: 378
Views: 194,388
Posted By DieselOx

[/i] So, in an effort to not require...

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So, in an effort to not require sim training, they are talking about setting up ideal conditions for elevator jammed demo. Then, they are content to send pilots out on the MAX, knowing...
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Jan 2020, 21:41
Replies: 378
Views: 194,388
Posted By DieselOx

Sorry, but this pretty well informed SLF thinks...

Sorry, but this pretty well informed SLF thinks that if you read only the exchange that starts on page 51 of the messages, about jammed elevator without DLC, ("you will crash 3-4 times until you...
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Dec 2019, 12:23
Replies: 51
Views: 50,895
Posted By DieselOx

In new product development, with a built in...

In new product development, with a built in customer base with physical barriers to entry (interface parameters: ground equipment, maintenance, training etc), if you iterate a clean sheet design, you...
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Dec 2019, 01:14
Replies: 288
Views: 358,147
Posted By DieselOx

Why do you think that? I hear a lot of people...

Why do you think that? I hear a lot of people speculating that's the case, but no one has has definitively proven that one way or the other, directly from any data so far publicly available.
...
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Dec 2019, 13:13
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,805,669
Posted By DieselOx

I just left a job for this exact reason....

I just left a job for this exact reason. Different industry, but threat to lives higher (per event) and lost business (as a percentage of bottom line) equal to this threat.

Company was ignoring...
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Dec 2019, 21:23
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,805,669
Posted By DieselOx

Boeing is basically stuck, all the delivered...

Boeing is basically stuck, all the delivered grounded planes put them in a bind. They might as well all be on the moon; they are stuck designing the fix to existing hardware, leaving software fixes...
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Dec 2019, 04:36
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,805,669
Posted By DieselOx

Re: flight hours: Boeing had stated they were...

Re: flight hours: Boeing had stated they were flight testing updated software prior to the second crash, had they not? So maybe they are counting some of that time?

Not saying they should; on the...
Forum: Rumours & News
7th Dec 2019, 18:50
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,805,669
Posted By DieselOx

Notes from the public (this SLF), having watched...

Notes from the public (this SLF), having watched from the nosebleed seats here for almost a year now:

1. Allow true 3rd party test pilots/certifying agencies to fly the bare airframe w/o MCAS, and...
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Nov 2019, 19:05
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,805,669
Posted By DieselOx

https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/...

https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/1334x750/e9282d2a_541f_46bd_8eec_519dce08d843_1a7d979d139899767b30662a8b7694c4b2939281.jpeg
This is the only mention of flight testing of loss of...
Forum: Rumours & News
8th Nov 2019, 04:54
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,805,669
Posted By DieselOx

Wow guys. I'm just done with Boeing. This kind of...

Wow guys. I'm just done with Boeing. This kind of calloused disregard for compliance with new regulations is beyond fathomable.

"give us a pass, because compliance would be HARD"

That's not...
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Oct 2019, 15:01
Replies: 23
Views: 7,774
Posted By DieselOx

You would not have to change the law, if you...

You would not have to change the law, if you could put a delay in the filing for insolvency until all passengers are repatriated. Allow the new, required financial instrument (see Airline Insolvency...
Forum: Tech Log
28th Sep 2019, 19:21
Replies: 363
Views: 561,210
Posted By DieselOx

There is nothing inherently wrong with changing...

There is nothing inherently wrong with changing from batch to lean manufacturing. I've been involved with many lean implementation efforts, in an ISO 9001 compliant environment, from small (one part...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Sep 2019, 05:23
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,805,669
Posted By DieselOx

link post not allowed. google below for the link....

link post not allowed. google below for the link.

komonews.com/news/local/faa-chief-meets-boeing-officials-tries-out-max-simulator

Not super informative, but progress, maybe.
Forum: Rumours & News
16th Sep 2019, 04:53
Replies: 85
Views: 74,344
Posted By DieselOx

If these last 3 paragraphs are any indication of...

If these last 3 paragraphs are any indication of the state of communication between Boeing and regulators, things are not looking good for the MAX flying soon:



Sounds a lot like public...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Aug 2019, 12:36
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,805,669
Posted By DieselOx

The authorities should never freeze the...

The authorities should never freeze the requirements. Continue to iterate solutions, check for all impacts, re-iterate better solutions, and continue until no solution create new impacts to be tested...
Forum: Rumours & News
29th Jul 2019, 13:07
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,805,669
Posted By DieselOx

Your explanation seems thorough, and I'm inclined...

Your explanation seems thorough, and I'm inclined to agree with you, but I'm equally compelled by the NYT article, citing 5 engineeres at the FAA, who were over ruled:

"F.A.A. managers conceded...
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Jul 2019, 13:37
Replies: 23
Views: 9,945
Posted By DieselOx

I'm a mechanical designer working on battery...

I'm a mechanical designer working on battery thermal management right now.

Couple comments:

Battery energy density is being actively pushed by large infusions of govt grants to get to 500wh/kg...
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Jun 2019, 04:37
Replies: 44
Views: 39,866
Posted By DieselOx

Wow. All engineers are the same. I work with them...

Wow. All engineers are the same. I work with them every day as a designer. Spend months working out a well engineered, exacting design. Send to production. They mess it up, ask if the faulty parts...
Forum: Rumours & News
2nd Jun 2019, 17:12
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,805,669
Posted By DieselOx

The view from outside looking in: Boeing needs to...

The view from outside looking in: Boeing needs to start over, design a new clean slate single aisle. All this fussing around on how to thread this needle is wasted effort, lipstick on a pig.

I,...
Forum: Rumours & News
16th May 2019, 12:42
Replies: 185
Views: 163,213
Posted By DieselOx

Thread logistics

So during the VW Dieselgate scandal, the diesel VW owners forum had this same problem. They ended up with a good solution.

The mods allowed 2 final threads: one consisted almost only of discreet...
Forum: Rumours & News
9th Apr 2019, 05:05
Replies: 5,109
Views: 13,241,758
Posted By DieselOx

Reading this whole thread, this civilian would...

Reading this whole thread, this civilian would have no problem flying on a MAX with any competent pilot at any major carrier, at this point, if it could be proved that the MCAS implementation is the...
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