[TalonDJ]

innovation involves risk.

Not on a commercial plane it doesn't. The risk gets designed out or the engineers failed at their job. Yeah they will fix it eventually, probably by going back to nicads. As an avionics engineer I am astounded at how big a mistake Boeing made with this battery thing. They should have done a lot more homework. Don't confuse 'innovation' with 'royally screwing up'.

[Shark24]

Good post!

[pfflier]

I too am an avionics enginner, now retired, and have worked with the F-111, F-16 and Tomahawk cruise missile through the tough times. Each had innovations and growing pains that we overcame despite the "It'll never work" handwringers.

I don't disagree that the solution may be dumping the LION batteries, I'm just tired of reading the "world is coming to an end" comments about the 787. It will fly again.