Posted on 09/18/2007 6:42:21 AM PDT by jpsb
A former senior aerospace engineer at Boeing's Phantom Works research unit, fired last year under disputed circumstances, is going public with concerns that the new 787 Dreamliner is unsafe.
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"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
A SURVIVABLE crash of the jet - (unlikely - very, very few jets crash with people still alive who need to evacuate.
Survivors who lived through the crash, but are trying to get out ...
A fire that begins after impact, but spreads more rapidly (because of the resin/fibre construction) than a standard resin/fibre/aluminum/honeycomb construction!) ...
More people die after the 787 crash than would have otherwise.
Yes - these types of crashes have happened. But most jets auger straight in, at speeds way too fast for any to live. In TN recently, few survived the crash, and the fire-resistance of what was left of the plane didn’t matter. Seat location and luck of the impact forces were all that mattered.
“Boeing is financially self-interested and their self interests are served by an unsafe aircraft. That should be enough for anybody...”
An unsafe airplane is in their best interest? You mean one that will crash and kill people. Thereby exposing them to multi-million dollar liability lawsuits and killing future sales of their products?
You must have Boeing confused with Airbus.
I agree with you. I trust Boeing, I suppose, in this. There will always be trade offs in efficiency, safety in cost though.
Where nobody will see it.
If a video of a tree falling is shown on HDNet, and nobody is tuned in to hear it, did it make a sound?
If Rather is involved the whole story could be fake.
Maybe Weldon is a fictional character.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
>>The former engineer sounds a little like a fruitcake<<
If that’s true, then Boeing has to explain why they had a fruitcake on staff for 35 years. It sounds like they were looking for a reason to fire him.
Worked as a subcontractor for Boeing. Easily the best run company I’ve ever worked with. Hands down.
I lived there for 3 years and everyone I knew who worked there loved it. When the suffered a downsizing just before the closing at Hanford, everyone was just plain sad.
I’m no engineer, but carbon fiber has been used in race cars for a number of years, and the fire hazard in race cars is lower than it’s ever been. Back in the 60s and 70s, race drivers were getting fried all the time - Bandini, Siffert, Schlesser, Courage, Williamson in F1, Sachs, McDonald, etc at Indy. Now it’s extremely rare.
It was a fumble finger; Check the next post.
Lemme try again: An unsafe aeroplane in NO way serves the financial interests of Boeing. Lawyers are settlements are WAAAAAAAY more expensive than engineers and QA personnel. And that isn’t counting the lost sales...
I'm sure Boeing got a heads up from their experience.
No doubt! They were the biggest employer when I was there in the late 70s.
The drop test of a portion of the fuselage has been done and it has passed.
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