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2024-05-08 -Short Attention Span Theater-

Terrifying moment Boeing 767's nose smashes into runway

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Posted by Skidmark 2024-05-08 05:49|| || Front Page|| [206 views ] Top

#1 While Boeing has made lots of mistakes, highly doubtful this incident can be traced to them. Easy to kick somebody when they are down. I am not a fan of the current direction of Boeing, and refuse to fly on any version of the Max, but this story panders to sensationalize. Parts fail, people fail. But extremely doubtful this can be attributed to BCAC.

Posted by USN, Ret. 2024-05-08 07:30|| 2024-05-08 07:30|| Front Page Top

#2 Who makes landing gear for Boeing 767? A company called Menasco. You may remember when the 737 was introduced there was a crash later attributed to the plane's rudder being out of position. That was traced to hydraulic parts supplies by a company called Parker-Hannafin.

All these aircraft are "systems of systems." Still, the buck stops at the logo on the nose of the plane.

Posted by M. Murcek 2024-05-08 07:45|| 2024-05-08 07:45|| Front Page Top

#3 And, don't rule out that when a landing gear that works hundreds or thousands of times a day has a failure, it's probably a maintenance or inspection issue.

Posted by M. Murcek 2024-05-08 07:48|| 2024-05-08 07:48|| Front Page Top

#4 this story panders to sensationalize

Oh, OK.
Now, about your Dominion voting machine.

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Posted by Skidmark 2024-05-08 07:57|| 2024-05-08 07:57|| Front Page Top

#5 I just bought a used Wrangler after my 2008 Liberty developed a bad case of unibody rot.

Im off the hook on this recall.

Posted by M. Murcek 2024-05-08 08:11|| 2024-05-08 08:11|| Front Page Top

#6 There is supposed to be a landing wheel at the nose of the plane.

It doesn't seem to have been deployed based on the video.

Posted by Lord Garth 2024-05-08 10:25|| 2024-05-08 10:25|| Front Page Top

Posted by Skidmark 2024-05-08 11:09|| 2024-05-08 11:09|| Front Page Top

#8 To the pearl clutchers, I say, "How many planes have you designed / built / flown / sold?"

Posted by M. Murcek 2024-05-08 11:13|| 2024-05-08 11:13|| Front Page Top

#9 I tend to be with #1.

That said, I think even the most pudding brained understands that a door is supposed to stay closed when not in use. The better question is how does an organization who has been designing building flying and selling aircraft for over 100 years suddenly forget how?

Posted by swksvolFF 2024-05-08 12:44|| 2024-05-08 12:44|| Front Page Top

#10 Bean counters, not pilots and engineers.

Posted by illeagle 2024-05-08 13:42|| 2024-05-08 13:42|| Front Page Top

#11 Something in motion for a long time.

Boeing having a lot of 'bad luck' recently.

Posted by swksvolFF 2024-05-08 19:56|| 2024-05-08 19:56|| Front Page Top

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