Reply to post: Re: "designed by clowns managed by monkeys" type comment sounds damning

What was Boeing through their heads? Emails show staff wouldn't put their families on a 737 Max over safety fears

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Re: "designed by clowns managed by monkeys" type comment sounds damning

It is damning. In an IEEE Spectrum article, the author states: "By substituting a larger engine [in pursuit of fuel efficiency], Boeing changed the intrinsic aerodynamic nature of the 737 airliner." The clowns knew of the problem and the MCAS hardware and software were developed as a workaround.

You can read the full article at:

https://spectrum.ieee.org/aerospace/aviation/how-the-boeing-737-max-disaster-looks-to-a-software-developer

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