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technically they did, but like all bureaucratically managed safety systems it was left to rot and never updated to meet changing circumstances
Boeing Troubles - One of the world's largest aerospace manufacturers keeps having problems with their planes.
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In Mario Kart Wii’s Rainbow Road, if you drive off the course, your character will instantly catch on fire and burn up as it re-enters the atmosphere and a clone of the original will continue the race.
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Pretty sure you get rescued by Lakitu. Not sure if he charges you tho
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it's hidden in a box of Hamdingers
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What do you all think of the 777X program? To be honest I haven't paid much attention to it all I really know is that it's a competitor to the A350 series and that it has weird new folding wing tips which with all of the build quality issues seems slightly concerning.
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There is usually one soyuz capsule attached to the ISS at all times, but ideally they try and have two. Three people per.
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There is no reason for there to be two Soyuz capsules attached to the ISS besides for if there is a problem with a Soyuz spacecraft. Especially with American crew capsules having a crew of four. Sure, it could boost the crew of the station to 10 but if the intent is to increase the amount of crew on the station then one would wish to push for flying Starliner with a crew of 5, and having more of the American capsules instead of Russian ones.
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The American side of the ISS is more suited for large cargo transports, so those are usually kept clear. The Starliner taking one of those slots up is very annoying in this respect.
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NASA says 7+ more days until Boeing makes a decision on what to do huh? I guess they’re going to starve them up before burning up the vessel and erasing the evidence.
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The ISS doesn't have any permanent Soyuz or escape pods. One would have to be launched for a rescue attempt.
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Seems so. My initial research is wrong now that I am double checking. Alot of sources seemed to say there always was one, but its more that there is usually one since its the primary space taxi.
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did they not learn from the titanic to have life boats for everyone?
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The large cargo transports of the ISS are typically berthed to the station, not docking to the International Docking Adapters. The Cygnus spacecraft doesn't dock to the IDAs which Dragon and Starliner use. Dragon is the only cargo vehicle that uses the IDAs. The Japanese cargo module would also berth. Berthing is generally better for cargo vehicles because the hatches are bigger. This was the same thing that the Multipurpose Logistic Modules used.
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TrinityReformed
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Disgusting but not surprising.
"Boeing agreed last month to plead guilty to a single felony charge of conspiracy to commit fraud for deceiving regulators who approved the 737 Max. Under the plea deal, Boeing would pay a fine of at least $243.6 million, invest $455 million in compliance and safety programs, and be placed on probation for three years."
"Boeing agreed last month to plead guilty to a single felony charge of conspiracy to commit fraud for deceiving regulators who approved the 737 Max. Under the plea deal, Boeing would pay a fine of at least $243.6 million, invest $455 million in compliance and safety programs, and be placed on probation for three years."
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Not even a million per person they killed. 338 deaths.
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As far as I looked at it. Boeing has no equity left in the company. The whole thing was plundered out and is too much of an integrated building block of the aviation industry/military and so on to let it fail. Or is that a wrong impression?
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The problem isn't the height, it's that the ISS is in orbit, and being in orbit means you're moving sideways so fast that you keep missing the ground. Newton illustrated this by a cannonball fired out of a cannon* on top of a hill, as in his picture here:
If you fire the cannonball from V with a small amount of gunpowder, it follows the curve and lands at D. Slightly more and it lands at E. Even more and it moves a quarter of the way round the earth and lands at F, or half way round at G. If you get enough sideways velocity, it goes all the way around and shoots you in the back at V. That's what an orbit is. So to get out of orbit and be able to hit the earth again, you need an equal amount of opposite push to slow your sideways velocity back down again. So "escape pods" have to be rockets with a lot of fuel and a powerful motor.
*Actually by throwing a stone, but I prefer the cannon.
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Brazilian because they are less likely to lie to me than Chinese. Aka, neither are spec but Brazillian is most likely closer to spec than Chinese
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Boeing Is Hiring 20 Times More Engineers From India As US Aims To Cut Dependence On China: Media
In a notable transformation indicative of wider geopolitical trends, Boeing is expanding its engineering recruitment significantly in India rather than in China. This adjustment arises as the United States aims to lessen its dependence on Chinese expertise in light of escalating geopolitical apprehensions.
Boeing is hiring nearly 20 times more engineers in India than in China, according to a report on August 1 by the Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post (SCMP).
As of July 31, the Boeing Careers website showed only five job openings in China, three of which were in engineering. In contrast, India had 83 job openings, with 58 dedicated to engineering positions. This disparity has remained consistent for at least a couple of weeks.
Boeing’s current employment statistics further highlight this trend. The aerospace giant has around 2,200 employees in China, compared to more than 6,000 in India. This is despite the fact that India’s total commercial aviation fleet is only about one-sixth the size of China’s.
The shift is particularly striking given Boeing’s historical connection to Chinese talent. Wong Tsu, Boeing’s first aeronautical engineer, was born in Beijing.
Hired in 1916 after graduating from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Wong played a pivotal role in designing Boeing’s first financially successful aircraft, the Model C naval training seaplane. That achievement set the stage for Boeing to develop its first dedicated passenger planes a decade later.
Tom Crouch, curator emeritus at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum and author of several aviation history books, noted Wong’s significant impact on Boeing’s early success.
“The Model C was not only Boeing’s first production order, it was the first Boeing aircraft to be produced in large numbers and sold,” Crouch said. “Wong Tsu put the company on the map.”
Despite his key contributions, Wong spent only ten months at Boeing, leaving for China shortly before the Model C’s Navy test flights. In Seattle, Wong’s contributions are commemorated at the Museum of Flight, where a permanent exhibit honors his work.
In China, he founded the country’s first airplane factory in Fuzhou in 1917 and later headed the Aviation Research Academy in 1945, earning recognition as one of the founding fathers of Chinese aviation.
Boeing Shifts Focus From China To India
Boeing’s relationship with the Chinese aviation market began in the early 1970s, sparked by a historic visit from then-US President Richard Nixon. This engagement led to the establishment of multiple joint ventures in China, including engineering, maintenance, and research centers, as well as a 737 completion and delivery center.
Over the years, parts and assemblies for over 10,000 Boeing planes worldwide have been produced in China, with notable collaborations such as the 737 Completion and Delivery Centre in Zhoushan, Zhejiang province.
However, the landscape has dramatically shifted for Boeing following two catastrophic crashes involving its 737 Max aircraft—one in Indonesia in 2018 and another in Ethiopia in 2019.
These incidents, which resulted in the grounding of the 737 Max fleet and severely damaged Boeing’s reputation, have been compounded by further safety concerns, including instances of wheels falling off planes and a mid-air panel blowout on a 737 Max aircraft.
Despite Boeing recently resuming deliveries of the 737 Max to China after addressing safety issues, the company’s relationship with China remains fraught.
This resumption comes after intermittent deliveries since 2019, during which time US-China tensions have escalated over various issues, including technology and national security.
Compounding Boeing’s challenges, China has developed its passenger jet, the C919, through the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (Comac), aiming to capture market share from both Boeing and Airbus.
China is poised to become the world’s largest aviation market over the next two decades, with an estimated requirement of 8,830 aircraft deliveries by 2043, as per Boeing’s 2024 Commercial Market Outlook.
Adding to Boeing’s woes, China has increasingly favored Airbus over Boeing for its new fleet acquisitions, pushing Boeing to seek growth opportunities elsewhere.
This shift has driven Boeing to strategically pivot towards India, a country with a burgeoning pool of engineering talent and a rapidly growing aviation market.
India, now the world’s third-largest domestic airline market, trailing only the US and China, is set to require 2,835 aircraft deliveries by 2043.
Boeing’s increased focus on India is part of a broader strategy to reduce dependence on China while tapping into India’s engineering capabilities. This aligns with India’s ambitions to position itself as an alternative to China for technology and manufacturing.
In January, Boeing inaugurated its largest facility outside the US in Bengaluru, investing approximately $200 million in the Boeing India Engineering and Technology Centre (BIETC).
Following this, in February, Boeing announced plans to establish a new logistics center in India to better serve its regional customers. Boeing’s forecasts suggest that Indian airlines will need over 2,200 new aircraft in the coming two decades, bolstered by India’s swift recovery from the pandemic.
India’s domestic air traffic is projected to have the highest growth rate globally for the next two decades. From 2019 to 2042, the average annual revenue passenger kilometers for India’s domestic routes is expected to increase by 7.4%.
This growth rate exceeds the 6% forecasted for emerging Asian economies and the 5.3% predicted for China’s domestic routes.
Air India, Boeing’s oldest customer in the region, is expected to order hundreds of new narrowbody and widebody jets as it expands its operations. This growing partnership with Indian aviation firms is a testament to Boeing’s strategic shift towards India
In a notable transformation indicative of wider geopolitical trends, Boeing is expanding its engineering recruitment significantly in India rather than in China. This adjustment arises as the United States aims to lessen its dependence on Chinese expertise in light of escalating geopolitical apprehensions.
Boeing is hiring nearly 20 times more engineers in India than in China, according to a report on August 1 by the Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post (SCMP).
As of July 31, the Boeing Careers website showed only five job openings in China, three of which were in engineering. In contrast, India had 83 job openings, with 58 dedicated to engineering positions. This disparity has remained consistent for at least a couple of weeks.
Boeing’s current employment statistics further highlight this trend. The aerospace giant has around 2,200 employees in China, compared to more than 6,000 in India. This is despite the fact that India’s total commercial aviation fleet is only about one-sixth the size of China’s.
The shift is particularly striking given Boeing’s historical connection to Chinese talent. Wong Tsu, Boeing’s first aeronautical engineer, was born in Beijing.
Hired in 1916 after graduating from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Wong played a pivotal role in designing Boeing’s first financially successful aircraft, the Model C naval training seaplane. That achievement set the stage for Boeing to develop its first dedicated passenger planes a decade later.
Tom Crouch, curator emeritus at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum and author of several aviation history books, noted Wong’s significant impact on Boeing’s early success.
“The Model C was not only Boeing’s first production order, it was the first Boeing aircraft to be produced in large numbers and sold,” Crouch said. “Wong Tsu put the company on the map.”
Despite his key contributions, Wong spent only ten months at Boeing, leaving for China shortly before the Model C’s Navy test flights. In Seattle, Wong’s contributions are commemorated at the Museum of Flight, where a permanent exhibit honors his work.
In China, he founded the country’s first airplane factory in Fuzhou in 1917 and later headed the Aviation Research Academy in 1945, earning recognition as one of the founding fathers of Chinese aviation.
Boeing Shifts Focus From China To India
Boeing’s relationship with the Chinese aviation market began in the early 1970s, sparked by a historic visit from then-US President Richard Nixon. This engagement led to the establishment of multiple joint ventures in China, including engineering, maintenance, and research centers, as well as a 737 completion and delivery center.
Over the years, parts and assemblies for over 10,000 Boeing planes worldwide have been produced in China, with notable collaborations such as the 737 Completion and Delivery Centre in Zhoushan, Zhejiang province.
However, the landscape has dramatically shifted for Boeing following two catastrophic crashes involving its 737 Max aircraft—one in Indonesia in 2018 and another in Ethiopia in 2019.
These incidents, which resulted in the grounding of the 737 Max fleet and severely damaged Boeing’s reputation, have been compounded by further safety concerns, including instances of wheels falling off planes and a mid-air panel blowout on a 737 Max aircraft.
Despite Boeing recently resuming deliveries of the 737 Max to China after addressing safety issues, the company’s relationship with China remains fraught.
This resumption comes after intermittent deliveries since 2019, during which time US-China tensions have escalated over various issues, including technology and national security.
Compounding Boeing’s challenges, China has developed its passenger jet, the C919, through the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (Comac), aiming to capture market share from both Boeing and Airbus.
China is poised to become the world’s largest aviation market over the next two decades, with an estimated requirement of 8,830 aircraft deliveries by 2043, as per Boeing’s 2024 Commercial Market Outlook.
Adding to Boeing’s woes, China has increasingly favored Airbus over Boeing for its new fleet acquisitions, pushing Boeing to seek growth opportunities elsewhere.
This shift has driven Boeing to strategically pivot towards India, a country with a burgeoning pool of engineering talent and a rapidly growing aviation market.
India, now the world’s third-largest domestic airline market, trailing only the US and China, is set to require 2,835 aircraft deliveries by 2043.
Boeing’s increased focus on India is part of a broader strategy to reduce dependence on China while tapping into India’s engineering capabilities. This aligns with India’s ambitions to position itself as an alternative to China for technology and manufacturing.
In January, Boeing inaugurated its largest facility outside the US in Bengaluru, investing approximately $200 million in the Boeing India Engineering and Technology Centre (BIETC).
Following this, in February, Boeing announced plans to establish a new logistics center in India to better serve its regional customers. Boeing’s forecasts suggest that Indian airlines will need over 2,200 new aircraft in the coming two decades, bolstered by India’s swift recovery from the pandemic.
India’s domestic air traffic is projected to have the highest growth rate globally for the next two decades. From 2019 to 2042, the average annual revenue passenger kilometers for India’s domestic routes is expected to increase by 7.4%.
This growth rate exceeds the 6% forecasted for emerging Asian economies and the 5.3% predicted for China’s domestic routes.
Air India, Boeing’s oldest customer in the region, is expected to order hundreds of new narrowbody and widebody jets as it expands its operations. This growing partnership with Indian aviation firms is a testament to Boeing’s strategic shift towards India
Oh boy.
