This made me smile

[Irvrobinson]

The FAA Administrator won't allow the 737 MAX to be re-certified for commercial flights until he flies it himself. Nice.

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/09/18/faa-chief-says-he-wont-certify-the-737-max-until-he-flies-the-plane-himself.html

 

[lovinthehd]

Wow someone actually qualified somewhat for their position in this administration? Wow.

 

[Pogre]

Wow someone actually qualified somewhat for their position in this administration? Wow.

And willing to roll his sleeves up and fly the damned thing himself before giving it his stamp of approval? Wow. Wow. That's a double wow.

 

[KEW]

I always liked the Russian approach to bridge design.
The engineer that designed the bridge has to stand directly under the most likely failure point while the dump trucks full of rock drive on to load test the bridge (at 200% of maximum design load if it were the USA, I don't know what factor of safety the Russians use).

 

[highfigh]

I always liked the Russian approach to bridge design.
The engineer that designed the bridge has to stand directly under the most likely failure point while the dump trucks full of rock drive on to load test the bridge (at 200% of maximum design load if it were the USA, I don't know what factor of safety the Russians use).

If they designed their bridges the same way they designed their women....... (insert rim shot here)

I'm sure some of the designers asked "What's the worst that could happen?".

 

[panteragstk]

Wow someone actually qualified somewhat for their position in this administration? Wow.

Weird right?

Wonder what would happen if everyone in government were qualified?

 

[mtrycrafts]

One thought though. So, he flies, nothing happens, is it fixed? Before the grounding many flights didn't have an issue.

 

[lovinthehd]

One thought though. So, he flies, nothing happens, is it fixed? Before the grounding many flights didn't have an issue.

Only as good as the training of pilots at his level I suppose....seems one complaint has been lack of properly trained pilots for this aircraft?

 

[Irvrobinson]

One thought though. So, he flies, nothing happens, is it fixed? Before the grounding many flights didn't have an issue.

I doubt he's that stupid. The flight would be useless unless he engages MCAS.

 

[Trell]

The FAA Administrator won't allow the 737 MAX to be re-certified for commercial flights until he flies it himself. Nice.

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/09/18/faa-chief-says-he-wont-certify-the-737-max-until-he-flies-the-plane-himself.html

This is a very cool headline that the FAA Administrator himself will fly the air plane before it is re-certified, but I sincerely hope that this is just a stunt and not actually a part of the re-certification.

 

[Trell]

If they designed their bridges the same way they designed their women....... (insert rim shot here)

I'm sure some of the designers asked "What's the worst that could happen?".

You mean, like the Russian spy Anna Chapman that was expelled from USA

 

[slipperybidness]

I always liked the Russian approach to bridge design.
The engineer that designed the bridge has to stand directly under the most likely failure point while the dump trucks full of rock drive on to load test the bridge (at 200% of maximum design load if it were the USA, I don't know what factor of safety the Russians use).

I have a friend that used to pack parachutes in the military. Every one he packed gets a little slip of paper inserted with his name on it. Every so often they come around and randomly choose a parachute that was packed by him, hand it to him, and take him up to jump with it!

Talk about quality control and incentive to get every pack perfect!

 

[Trell]

I have a friend that used to pack parachutes in the military. Every one he packed gets a little slip of paper inserted with his name on it. Every so often they come around and randomly choose a parachute that was packed by him, hand it to him, and take him up to jump with it!

Talk about quality control and incentive to get every pack perfect!

Many years ago I read an article that Russian/Soviet jet fighters had an an air intake that was up (to avoid sucking debris into the engines) while the US ones had the opposite. What stuck to my mind was a picture of an US hangar ship where service men/women walked the length of the ship to pick up debris.

 

[GO-NAD!]

Many years ago I read an article that Russian/Soviet jet fighters had an an air intake that was up (to avoid sucking debris into the engines) while the US ones had the opposite. What stuck to my mind was a picture of an US hangar ship where service men/women walked the length of the ship to pick up debris.

It wouldn't really matter where engine air intakes were positioned on an aircraft - they would still do sweeps for Foreign Object Debris (FOD). While the likelihood of ingesting FOD may be low, the consequences would be sufficiently severe to justify the practice.

 

[highfigh]

You mean, like the Russian spy Anna Chapman that was expelled from USA

I would let her spy all over me.

 

[Pogre]

I would let her spy all over me.

I think you misspelled "spray"...

 

[Irvrobinson]

This is a very cool headline that the FAA Administrator himself will fly the air plane before it is re-certified, but I sincerely hope that this is just a stunt and not actually a part of the re-certification.

If he won't sign off on the certification until he's happy with it as a pilot, then his flight is definitely part of the process. Since the rest of the process must complete successfully, what could be wrong with this?

 

[panteragstk]

If he won't sign off on the certification until he's happy with it as a pilot, then his flight is definitely part of the process. Since the rest of the process must complete successfully, what could be wrong with this?

Exactly. If a pilot isn't comfortable with the plane they're given, they won't fly it. Safety is the #1 priority.

 

[BoredSysAdmin]

If they designed their bridges the same way they designed their women....... (insert rim shot here)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_women_in_World_War_II

The Soviet Union deployed women as snipers and in a variety of infantry roles. Between 1941 and 1945, a total of 2,484 soviet female snipers were functioning in this role, of whom about 500 survived the war.[7][8] Their combined tally of kill claims is at least 11,000

 

[Irvrobinson]

Only as good as the training of pilots at his level I suppose....seems one complaint has been lack of properly trained pilots for this aircraft?

Actually, a recent test drive in a car with "active lane keeping assist" gave me a small taste of what the 737 MAX pilots felt with MCAS. The active steering assist literally takes control of steering wheel from you, and it can be quite surprising. And this was in a test drive where I was purposely trying to get the assist to activate so I could feel what it was like. And it was merely a side-to-side steering motion, not in a plane where the software makes the plane's nose dive and it is non-obvious how to stop it. Personally, based on my experience, I won't own a car where an active steering assist can't be disengaged. I think if it engages and you're not ready for it and practiced in its operation these features are dangerous. This isn't like antilock brakes; this is you're not control of the vehicle. Screw that.