Category: Aircraft

More 737 MAX details emerge(Long post warning)

March 19, 2019 737 Aircraft Software Technology 0

Get ready for a long post folks with embedded links.  For previous posts please look in the 737 category.   Yesterday’s post gave some details about the 737 MAX issues.  Karl’s post yesterday goes into greater detail: Let me note up front — I’m not a pilot.  I am, however, a software and hardware guy with a… Read more

The 737 MAX is not the first aircraft affected by computer issues

March 18, 2019 737 Aircraft Software Technology 0

Quantas flight 72 nearly crashed after one of it’s sensing computers got inconsistent data from it AOA(angle of attack) sensors.  It seems that AOA sensors also cause a freekout of the MCAS software system aboard the 737 MAX series.  The reason the MAX has MCAS is the engines.  The engines on the MAX 737 are… Read more

the world grounds the 737 max aircraft, the faa doubled down to leave them flying so trump forces groundings.

March 13, 2019 737 Aircraft Technology 0

The 787 was grounded after battery fires and there were no fatalities.  While I think the rest of the world grounding or denying airspace to the 737 MAX series is partially anti-Trump,  I also think it is partially because for whatever reason two of these brand new jets have crashed within 5 months of each… Read more