[lowbuck]

Another aspect of this story, but, this by Ambrose Evans-Pritchard who has a history of solid reporting.

Comments?

[son of caesar]

im not gonna fly on the whalejet. this chip is used in anti lock braking systems, i believe. note the professor of aircraft manufacture states that it is a deviation from the norm. so, is it new tech or is it more euroweenie incompetence? strange that this system does not incorporate at least one backup system. aircraft have multiple backups usually.

[bmwcyle]

I hate flying on the A320. You won't catch me on the A380.

[XEHRpa]

Why am I thinking about that plane that crashed in Greece the other month? Wasn't that some issue with the palne's oxygen or cabin pressure system?

[sure_fine]

watch for pieces of the A380 coming to a roof top near you

[Larry Lucido]

Ping

[NaughtiusMaximus]

I've given up on all of them and practice what I call "The Flight Free Lifestyle," which I recommend to all. Cruising our country's highways in my Lincoln Towncar, I see beautiful scenery, meet interesting people, stay healthy and, above all, avoid the feeling of being a sardine in a beercan being flung through the sky. Like so much else which has been lost, the glamour of air travel vanished in the late '60's or early '70's. I pity everyone whose business makes it necessary that they fly and, as Dave Barry says, spend their time wondering if the woman in the seat next to them has more tattoos or children. The day they retired the last Superconnie was the death knell of elegant publicly available transportation.

[japaneseghost]

His name will be mud until the first whalebus crashes, then he'll be a hero.

Maybe we should start a thread of guessing how long it will take for a whalebus to crash. The Titanic with wings.

I think within 6 months of beginning passenger flight.

[pops88]

My prayers are with this guy. What a sad story.

[sam_paine]

From 'JetBlue Flight Lands Safely After Reporting Flap Problems':
"... I had insiders in the NTSB investigation of the B737 hard over on the rudder. They knew within a month that the rudder actuator had issues. Boeing argued for 5 years before fixing it. My experience with Airbus is precisely the OPPOSITE. They in fact DO respond before the Government forces them. There is a different relationship in Government in Airbus - plus they do not appear to take things as personal as Boeing has over design issues. I am not sure why. I could point to numerous examples in the A320 where Airbus initiated significant design changes following accidents - whereas any aviation insider will tell you that Boeing will always wait until the NTSB findings to avoid (in their minds) the admission of fault.
Them's the facts."
107 posted on 09/23/2005 10:13:05 AM CDT by safisoft (Give me Torah!)

Hi, safi!!! Thought you'd love this thread...I'm off to the lake.....enjoy! =)

[Dead Dog]

TTTech falsely classified its micro-chip as a simple "off-the-shelf" product already used in car valves in order to except it from elaborate testing rules, he claimed.


I'm guessing RTCO DO-160D....

Joseph sounds as though he may be a DER, especially in regards to legal concerns. Anyone know where the FAA keeps it's DER database?