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Nose wheel falls off Boeing 757 airliner waiting for takeoff (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 11 months ago by Womble@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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Because Boeing were on such a good streak already...

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[–] dogslayeggs@lemmy.world 13 points 11 months ago (1 children)

That design choice was revolutionary at the time.

[–] anarchy79@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

I don't know where to put it but here's about MCAS anyway, the cost-cutting system meant to keep Boeing in the game, but also took over flight controls sometimes and nose dived planes straight into the ground, causing hundreds (some say thousands!) of fatalities:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maneuvering_Characteristics_Augmentation_System