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Piece Found At Ethiopian Airlines Crash Site Shows Jet Was Set To Dive
www.ndtv.com/ ^ | Updated: March 15, 2019 15:33 IST | Alan Levin

Posted on 03/15/2019 11:04:17 AM PDT by Red Badger

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To: FlipWilson
> Just a quick question. Is it possible to hack the computer systems of these planes?

Of course it is.

And these systems are run by tremendously complex software, and bugs -- serious ones -- are inevitable.

Proper security addresses the first concern, and proper QA addresses the second. But you can't guarantee hack-free or bug-free. You can only make failures less likely.

61 posted on 03/15/2019 2:42:39 PM PDT by dayglored ("Listen. Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government."`)
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To: downtownconservative

There is a video of a passenger jet doing exactly that....had a jammed trim tab ...was flown upside down while pilot on the phone to factory maintenance.....but and eventually crashed.


62 posted on 03/15/2019 3:38:10 PM PDT by spokeshave (recovering Spokeshave from another computer.)
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To: Robe

There are billions at stake. I expect the NTSB/FAA will try to come up with an accelerated conclusion.


63 posted on 03/15/2019 3:43:03 PM PDT by EVO X
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To: TexasGator

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/ethiopian-airlines-crash-no-bodies-14130099


64 posted on 03/15/2019 3:53:07 PM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: 9YearLurker

http://www.investwithalex.com/aliens-hijack-malaysia-airlines-flight-370/


65 posted on 03/15/2019 4:03:00 PM PDT by TexasGator (Z1z)
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To: TexasGator

So you think 9/11, including Flight 93, was legit?


66 posted on 03/15/2019 4:16:02 PM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: downtownconservative

How many hours do you have .... light civil + heavy metal ......??????


67 posted on 03/15/2019 4:25:13 PM PDT by Robe (A nation can survive its fools and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason from within.)
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To: Robe

Around 30,000 hrs. 8 years jets and tankers USMC . 30 years major US carrier now retired.


68 posted on 03/15/2019 4:32:41 PM PDT by downtownconservative
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To: Robe

About 30,000 hours. 8 years USMC in jets and tankers and 30 years airline, 24 years left seat. Flew 727, 737 and MD80.


69 posted on 03/15/2019 4:39:44 PM PDT by downtownconservative
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To: Moonman62
Incompetent pilots hesitate to disable any type of automation because they lack the skills to fly.

You just summed up the problem with the Establishment mindset, regardless of the establishment. The incompetent are slaves to the system, unfit to fly their own (be free).

Thanks for that gem.

70 posted on 03/15/2019 4:45:31 PM PDT by Ezekiel (The pun is mightier than the s-word.)
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To: Red Badger
Why would it be on ‘Autopilot’ only 3 minutes into the flight?...............…

I agree. I had not read too much into this accident before commenting. But I have followed previous accidents. Sully commented a couple of days ago about the co-pilot having 200 hours, and how this is RIDICULOUS for any airline, even a 3rd World S_ithole airline, and I agree.

The fact is I don't know what caused this tragedy.

71 posted on 03/15/2019 5:19:03 PM PDT by SkyPilot ("I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." John 14:6)
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To: Robe
Just the opposite.. The MCAS system only activates if the Auto Pilot is OFF

Wow - a person on the forum that actually knows something about aviation.

72 posted on 03/15/2019 5:20:21 PM PDT by SkyPilot ("I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." John 14:6)
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To: downtownconservative

Well, you missed a class or two (BTW Trumped you, 747-400 world -wide air cargo.. that’s heavy metal boyo,Go Navy ) LOL


73 posted on 03/15/2019 7:05:35 PM PDT by Robe (A nation can survive its fools and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason from within.)
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To: 9YearLurker

I have no idea where you are coming from or where you are going but make sure your parents know.


74 posted on 03/15/2019 7:30:00 PM PDT by TexasGator (Z1z)
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To: SkyPilot

From all I’ve read and heard, sounds like a bad computer program.

If so, Boeing will be on the hook for billions.....................


75 posted on 03/18/2019 6:14:13 AM PDT by Red Badger (We are headed for a Civil War. It won't be nice like the last one....................)
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To: EVO X

Is Boeing to big to fail???

Here’s 777 pilot Juan Browne’s March 15th evaluation of the stabilizer jack screw’s position on the Ethiopian 737-8 Max

https://youtu.be/AgkmJ1U2M_Q


76 posted on 03/20/2019 12:29:04 PM PDT by Texan4Life
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To: Texan4Life

Juan has a new video out. It is 25 minutes long. You can skip the first 5:30. He just gives background on flying various military and commercial aircraft. He is currently rated on the 777 and has flown the 737-800, but not the 737-Max.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Ts_AjU89Qk


77 posted on 03/21/2019 2:33:05 AM PDT by EVO X
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To: EVO X

I watched Juan’s 3/20 update video today. Those 737 Max accidents didn’t have to happen.


78 posted on 03/21/2019 4:21:12 PM PDT by Texan4Life
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