So here's a protip: if you want to make you & your industry sound smart by belittling another, maybe know just a single thing about it.
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Replying to @EmilyGorcenski
it's only barely hyperbolic to say that if someone thinks an airliner has a design problem, they're wrong
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Replying to @gravislizard
I mean, they are literally the most safety critical systems used regularly in the world.
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Replying to @EmilyGorcenski
and even more significantly, their track record is nearly spotless. Engineering, discipline and planning worked.
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Replying to @gravislizard
Not to mention training of ground crews, maintenance, etc.
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Replying to @EmilyGorcenski
see, I roll that into "engineering" because it's completely inseparable
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Replying to @gravislizard @EmilyGorcenski
the way that a wrench might have a depression for a human thumb, airliner design is deeply rooted in human factors
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Replying to @gravislizard @EmilyGorcenski
you can't even begin to design a plane without considering how it will be piloted and maintained
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yep. I worked on the F-NumbertyNumber and it was like a $10M+ effort just to understand certifiability of one component.
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Replying to @EmilyGorcenski @gravislizard
And I assure you, no one involved in that project was an idiot.
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