Re: Gobsmacked!
Airbus, please, just waterproof the critical (that's all of the cockpit ones) electronics consoles to the not too obscure IP67 standard (IEC60529)
Nice as that would be, the problem then is the repeated testing one would have to do each and every single time the consoles were opened for repairs or maintenance of whatever is inside. And it’d have to be tested for IP67 compliance periodically anyway. and that sounds kinda tricky to do reliably in situ in an aircraft.
Without that kind of regimen it is likely that it would be treated as if the consoles were waterproof, whilst some misfitted panel or torn membrane meant it wasn’t. That could be very, very much worse...
Biting the hand that feeds IT
