Ethiopian has a good safety record. This is the second catastrophic accident involving the 737MAX in six months. Could there be something wrong with the design?
Its always possible, but I tend to be wary of blaming a planes design absent evidence. The DC-10 got an unearned bad reputation due to media speculation in the late ‘70s.
I recently read a book on the physics of airplane crashes. In the modern era, nearly every single crash arose from either improperly calculating the weight of cargo or not securing that cargo properly, meaning it moves around. The weight and position of cargo are crucial variables in calculating a plane’s proper takeoff speed.
The fact that this plane crashed shortly after takeoff makes me think that could be the case.
Or someone who wants people to think there's something wrong with the design.
“Ethiopian has a good safety record. This is the second catastrophic accident involving the 737MAX in six months. Could there be something wrong with the design?”
Probably a good plane, but they likely have some Tesla types writing the software. They certainly did in the first crash. Probably some other bug. I’m sure Musk will push a code update and solve the problem, like he promised when his cars could barely make it out of people’s driveways during the polar votex (due to batteries not having any capability).
If I remember right there is something about airspeed correlation and stall warning activation because of the larger turbofans on the newer versions. Pilots were missing the fact that two sets of instruments had different readings and Boeing had to change operating manuals. I would be surprised if that were the case with Lion Air though as that was and older aircraft with over 90,000 cycles.
Sorry I was thinking about the Texas crash, not Lion Air.