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Forum: Rumours & News
15th Apr 2024, 05:58
Replies: 705
Views: 199,796
Posted By MechEngr

If they did occur and were never reported how...

If they did occur and were never reported how would the press report on that? If they were "nothing burgers" then wasn't the original evaluation by Boeing correct? The first incident we know about...
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Apr 2024, 18:03
Replies: 705
Views: 199,796
Posted By MechEngr

The turn came when a government made up a story...

The turn came when a government made up a story about how their pilots performed perfectly and the plane still was impossible for any human to control and for some reason the CEO of Boeing clearly...
Forum: Rumours & News
30th Mar 2024, 03:59
Replies: 705
Views: 199,796
Posted By MechEngr

They will simply go elsewhere to drain another...

They will simply go elsewhere to drain another company to a discardable husk.
Forum: Rumours & News
29th Mar 2024, 18:11
Replies: 705
Views: 199,796
Posted By MechEngr

A problem facing publicly traded US companies,...

A problem facing publicly traded US companies, not sure what rules apply abroad, is that if they have sufficient cash on hand to provide a safe cushion, it is possible to leverage a controlling...
Forum: Rumours & News
27th Mar 2024, 17:45
Replies: 705
Views: 199,796
Posted By MechEngr

I think - leave him at Spirit Aerosystems until...

I think - leave him at Spirit Aerosystems until that disaster is cleaned up.
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Mar 2024, 16:56
Replies: 705
Views: 199,796
Posted By MechEngr

Shall the new leader walk across Puget Sound and...

Shall the new leader walk across Puget Sound and still the waters with a wave of their hand?

Where shall such a savior come from?

Simple question for those customers - who do they know will...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Mar 2024, 23:28
Replies: 705
Views: 199,796
Posted By MechEngr

That is my understanding of what the basic MCAS...

That is my understanding of what the basic MCAS design was for - the reason for that requirement was to discourage pilots from easily pulling the aircraft into a stall. It's practical effect is to...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Mar 2024, 23:09
Replies: 705
Views: 199,796
Posted By MechEngr

I realize that an MCAS implementation as in the...

I realize that an MCAS implementation as in the MAX could not be on an Airbus because there is no mechanical feedback to the pilots, but there was no mechanism to look at the combination of too high...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Mar 2024, 20:10
Replies: 705
Views: 199,796
Posted By MechEngr

"how would remaining silent, in effect, and...

"how would remaining silent, in effect, and awaiting for the preliminary report at 30 days post-accident have resulted in the true information being revealed?"

The only reason not to reveal the...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Mar 2024, 01:05
Replies: 705
Views: 199,796
Posted By MechEngr

"do you believe Boeing actually could have...

"do you believe Boeing actually could have pointed out some, let alone all, of the failings of Ethiopian entities and the pilots which you have emphasized in many post"

They could not because...
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Mar 2024, 23:25
Replies: 705
Views: 199,796
Posted By MechEngr

Perhaps my memory has failed, but almost...

Perhaps my memory has failed, but almost immediately after the ET-302 crash I recall the CEO of Boeing fell on his sword and claimed the company had the sole blame for the entire problem. There was...
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Mar 2024, 17:00
Replies: 705
Views: 199,796
Posted By MechEngr

As there is a severe lack of supply on the Airbus...

As there is a severe lack of supply on the Airbus side, such a switch could see sitting on their butts awaiting a call.
Forum: Rumours & News
9th Mar 2024, 02:21
Replies: 705
Views: 199,796
Posted By MechEngr

The other thread on the runway excursion is they...

The other thread on the runway excursion is they took the turn too fast on a wet runway and skidded off. At this point poor visibility would be advantageous of seeing just how bad the next few...
Forum: Rumours & News
8th Mar 2024, 19:31
Replies: 705
Views: 199,796
Posted By MechEngr

Ambivalent here - not only because motivated...

Ambivalent here - not only because motivated cooking of numbers, but the difficulty in making a measurable metric that can be influenced by workers. Measuring profit is a fundamental business...
Forum: Rumours & News
7th Mar 2024, 02:23
Replies: 705
Views: 199,796
Posted By MechEngr

I have, in researching the MAX follow on. His...

I have, in researching the MAX follow on. His main advocacy would not have made any difference in the suit(s) he is pursuing. If he felt conditions at Boeing were so bad that he quit, then he...
Forum: Rumours & News
6th Mar 2024, 23:12
Replies: 705
Views: 199,796
Posted By MechEngr

Boeing did not give Spirit work to do. Boeing...

Boeing did not give Spirit work to do. Boeing rejected Spirit's work. It's up to Spirit to fix it to meet Boeing specifications per the contract and Spirit did that, Boeing inspected the work to see...
Forum: Rumours & News
1st Mar 2024, 04:13
Replies: 705
Views: 199,796
Posted By MechEngr

I found it amusing that a writer making a story...

I found it amusing that a writer making a story about shoddy work would do such obviously shoddy work themselves. It is essentially absolving the party at fault for removing the bolts and failing to...
Forum: Rumours & News
1st Mar 2024, 00:24
Replies: 705
Views: 199,796
Posted By MechEngr

" never reinstalled after preproduction fuselage...

" never reinstalled after preproduction fuselage repair work by Boeing employees"

The repair work was not done by Boeing employees.
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Feb 2024, 18:09
Replies: 705
Views: 199,796
Posted By MechEngr

ET-302 misreporting. Other planes have lost...

ET-302 misreporting. Other planes have lost doors, some with catastrophic results; no one at the time said "That's it, fold the tent and set fire to the horses."
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Feb 2024, 21:11
Replies: 705
Views: 199,796
Posted By MechEngr

The point is that Boeing did not instantly say,...

The point is that Boeing did not instantly say, in the rudder failures, "Boeing is solely responsible and no other factor exists" the way they did for ET-302, even after the oh-**** moment. No...
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Feb 2024, 19:09
Replies: 705
Views: 199,796
Posted By MechEngr

The lack of consensus on the rudder was Boeing...

The lack of consensus on the rudder was Boeing saying "no it wasn't". What is interesting about that is that by denying there was a problem Boeing retained public confidence in the plane whereas, in...
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Feb 2024, 16:57
Replies: 705
Views: 199,796
Posted By MechEngr

Boeing put at least 2 737s from rudder hard-overs...

Boeing put at least 2 737s from rudder hard-overs into the ground long before the merger. Unlike the MAX, neither plane could possibly be controlled during the event and both gave opposite reactions...
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Feb 2024, 01:49
Replies: 705
Views: 199,796
Posted By MechEngr

I'd say it's more a case of the FAA losing...

I'd say it's more a case of the FAA losing manpower and having difficulty leveraging the digital age. There have been complaints that Boeing hid the changes to MCAS from the FAA, but those changes...
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Feb 2024, 23:35
Replies: 705
Views: 199,796
Posted By MechEngr

"How does a company go from being a respected...

"How does a company go from being a respected standard setter to being a bit of a tragic joke?"

People believed the initial ET-302 news reports based on claims by the operator about how the flight...
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Feb 2024, 02:04
Replies: 705
Views: 199,796
Posted By MechEngr

I didn't say Boeing's incentive scheme failed.

I didn't say Boeing's incentive scheme failed.
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Feb 2024, 23:42
Replies: 705
Views: 199,796
Posted By MechEngr

Boeing likely would have been picked off by such...

Boeing likely would have been picked off by such as Bain Capital and sucked dry, the way that TWA was gutted.

Those incentives exist because the stockholders voted for them.

About half of...
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Feb 2024, 21:32
Replies: 705
Views: 199,796
Posted By MechEngr

Along with Chrysler, US Steel, TWA, Pan Am, <long...

Along with Chrysler, US Steel, TWA, Pan Am, <long list of other American companies that either no longer exist or make crap in China or are foreign owned because of tax laws.>

Americans deserve...
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Feb 2024, 15:24
Replies: 705
Views: 199,796
Posted By MechEngr

Federal tax law has made American manufacturing...

Federal tax law has made American manufacturing what it is today. How should Boeing buck a trend designed to push manufacturing out of the US? Will Boeing overcome the poor funding and focus of...
Forum: Rumours & News
31st Jan 2024, 17:32
Replies: 705
Views: 199,796
Posted By MechEngr

Making anything at the nanometer scale without...

Making anything at the nanometer scale without any flaws is impossible. So the case remains - be able to 100% detect all flaws and reject the parts that don't perform correctly. I'd say that catching...
Forum: Rumours & News
31st Jan 2024, 05:09
Replies: 705
Views: 199,796
Posted By MechEngr

Present board, names removed, just where they are...

Present board, names removed, just where they are from:
Chairman and CEO, Amgen Inc.
President and CEO, The Boeing Company
Former U.S. Chairman and CEO, KPMG
Chairman and CEO, Carrier Global...
Forum: Rumours & News
30th Jan 2024, 20:05
Replies: 705
Views: 199,796
Posted By MechEngr

They had 30+ years to understand the effect of a...

They had 30+ years to understand the effect of a false stall warning. No one inside or outside the company spotted that problem. No one considered that no one had made a useful definition of "runaway...
Forum: Rumours & News
30th Jan 2024, 18:34
Replies: 705
Views: 199,796
Posted By MechEngr

I doubt that any additional time would have...

I doubt that any additional time would have uncovered MCAS until an AoA sensor got the vane clipped off. More telling was that the subcontractor that was building the sensors which Boeing and Lion...
Forum: Rumours & News
24th Jan 2024, 22:53
Replies: 705
Views: 199,796
Posted By MechEngr

I would be surprised if any engines would be...

I would be surprised if any engines would be available for a startup, which would have to take airplane contracts from Airbus as well as Boeing. China started their program in 2008 and were...
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Jan 2024, 20:27
Replies: 705
Views: 199,796
Posted By MechEngr

I don't know a certain path for Boeing. Obviously...

I don't know a certain path for Boeing. Obviously in this case they need to deal with their internal reporting on the factory floor and be even less trusting of Spirit, but that leads to other...
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Jan 2024, 01:07
Replies: 705
Views: 199,796
Posted By MechEngr

I found that 14 aircraft windshields cracked on...

I found that 14 aircraft windshields cracked on one day's departures from Denver, attributed to winds driving small grit into windows and particularly low temps. Feb 2007 for the curious. The first...
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