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Comment by jfim

The worst thing that can happen with a toaster is that it catches on fire, while a plane can crash and kill hundreds of people.

While that doesn't make Boeing any less responsible for engineering proper solutions instead of a compliance hack, there's a difference between the solution for a throwaway consumer device and one for a multi-million dollar airplane that has to operate in conditions with harsh vibration and wide operating temperature ranges, has to be serviceable for decades, and cannot fail in ways that render the plane inoperable.

parent jfim 2 years ago

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