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| Whoey Louie <trader4@optonline.net>: Nov 17 07:19AM -0800 > Standard 737? Of course. > 737 Max? > Kinda funny how most people don't think of what plane they are flying but everyone has heard of the 737MAX and no one wants to fly on one. It recently got worse for Boeing. They thought they had fixed just the MCAS system and that was it. Upon testing, some new issue showed up which now requires the flight computers to have changes made too. To do that and certify it has added to the delay. And since they screwed up so badly before, how much confidence should we have that they won't screw up something again in the new work? My concern level has ticked up on any planes that have rolled out of Boeing in the last few years. Like the 777-X. Anyone want to be among the first to fly on that when it rolls out? They already had to return the jet engines that the first test plane used because there is a problem causing premature wear. Then some door blew off during a pressure test. IDK, I used to strongly prefer taking a Boeing plane over Airbus, but that's gone now. Can anyone explain why that CEO is still there? I've never heard him describe what lead to this disaster. I've never heard him describe what internal investigation is going on, what they have done to examine all the other airplane design and builds, what they have done to fix whatever problems actually lead to this disaster. All I've heard is sorry, we're fixing it. |
| ggggg9271@gmail.com: Nov 17 03:20PM -0800 > https://news.google.com/search?q=boeing%20737&hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US%3Aen https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/boeing-workers-raised-red-flags-about-safety-of-737-max-jet |
| ggggg9271@gmail.com: Nov 17 02:59PM -0800 https://nypost.com/2017/09/15/coach-seating-on-airplanes-is-a-titanic-waiting-to-happen/ |
| rbowman <bowman@montana.com>: Nov 16 07:27PM -0700 On 11/16/2019 08:15 AM, Whoey Louie wrote: > fathom it either. The stupid lib argument is that it would be racist > because back in the 60s water hoses were used to push back civil rights > demonstrators. Never mind that was FIRE HOSES and this is power washers. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northwest_Territorial_Imperative Without even getting into the politics I have to believe the people promoting the idea had never been to Seattle. Or Portland. If nothing else this is the stomping ground of the 9th Circuit, the most screwed up court in the land. |
| Whoey Louie <trader4@optonline.net>: Nov 17 07:27AM -0800 On Saturday, November 16, 2019 at 10:35:10 AM UTC-5, John Weiss wrote: > level that is sustainable. Restrictions on the number of children a > couple can have was tried in China, and worked to some extent, but was > deemed socially unacceptable. It's interesting that in all the discussions about global warming, decline of species, loss of forests, you never hear discussion of dealing with the biggest driver of that, population growth. And even if we did, I see little chance of it happening. For example here in the US, Social Security is already facing a crisis, as there are more retirees living longer, so they desperately need more new money flowing in. You can only get that by raising the tax rate or more people working. I think you'll find similar issues in most countries. The various activist groups should join forces on an effort to reduce population growth. > A gas furnace in the home is 95-98% efficient. Producing electricity > from natural gas is AT BEST 50% efficient. So banning home use will > actually increase consumption! +1 Especially dumb when most nat gas usage in homes is from 5pM to 7AM, ie when the sun isn't shining. I guess encouraging electric water heaters might be a net positive, heating the water mostly during the day. But if you look at the cost of fuels, it's a disaster compared to nat gas and any delta is still pretty much a fart in the wind. |
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