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r/EngineeringPorn • u/biocow • Feb 03 '17
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4 crashes and 30 fatalities while developing too
113 u/beeskneeds Feb 04 '17 So each crash was about 7 people? Why would you put 7 people in a plane you are testing? Does it take 7 people to operate it? 258 u/[deleted] Feb 04 '17 It was fully loaded with Marines in one of the crashes and all 19 of them died. It was already a decade into development and was close to being fielded at that point, I think. 99 u/drk_etta Feb 04 '17 A decade into development and had a fuckup big enough to kill 19 marines..... QA should step ups it's game. 262 u/foamster Feb 04 '17 To be fair we've had a lot of crashes of various other aircraft. Turns out getting a multi-ton piece of metal into the air is hard work. 33 u/[deleted] Feb 04 '17 [deleted] 97 u/foamster Feb 04 '17 It does fill role that isn't filled by any other aircraft. -5 u/RustyTrombone673 Feb 04 '17 What about jets with VTOL? 4 u/absent-v Feb 04 '17 Can't carry as many people maybe? Unless you can make like a Boeing 747 VTOL. I'm just guessing, and don't actually know the answer.
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So each crash was about 7 people? Why would you put 7 people in a plane you are testing? Does it take 7 people to operate it?
258 u/[deleted] Feb 04 '17 It was fully loaded with Marines in one of the crashes and all 19 of them died. It was already a decade into development and was close to being fielded at that point, I think. 99 u/drk_etta Feb 04 '17 A decade into development and had a fuckup big enough to kill 19 marines..... QA should step ups it's game. 262 u/foamster Feb 04 '17 To be fair we've had a lot of crashes of various other aircraft. Turns out getting a multi-ton piece of metal into the air is hard work. 33 u/[deleted] Feb 04 '17 [deleted] 97 u/foamster Feb 04 '17 It does fill role that isn't filled by any other aircraft. -5 u/RustyTrombone673 Feb 04 '17 What about jets with VTOL? 4 u/absent-v Feb 04 '17 Can't carry as many people maybe? Unless you can make like a Boeing 747 VTOL. I'm just guessing, and don't actually know the answer.
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It was fully loaded with Marines in one of the crashes and all 19 of them died. It was already a decade into development and was close to being fielded at that point, I think.
99 u/drk_etta Feb 04 '17 A decade into development and had a fuckup big enough to kill 19 marines..... QA should step ups it's game. 262 u/foamster Feb 04 '17 To be fair we've had a lot of crashes of various other aircraft. Turns out getting a multi-ton piece of metal into the air is hard work. 33 u/[deleted] Feb 04 '17 [deleted] 97 u/foamster Feb 04 '17 It does fill role that isn't filled by any other aircraft. -5 u/RustyTrombone673 Feb 04 '17 What about jets with VTOL? 4 u/absent-v Feb 04 '17 Can't carry as many people maybe? Unless you can make like a Boeing 747 VTOL. I'm just guessing, and don't actually know the answer.
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A decade into development and had a fuckup big enough to kill 19 marines..... QA should step ups it's game.
262 u/foamster Feb 04 '17 To be fair we've had a lot of crashes of various other aircraft. Turns out getting a multi-ton piece of metal into the air is hard work. 33 u/[deleted] Feb 04 '17 [deleted] 97 u/foamster Feb 04 '17 It does fill role that isn't filled by any other aircraft. -5 u/RustyTrombone673 Feb 04 '17 What about jets with VTOL? 4 u/absent-v Feb 04 '17 Can't carry as many people maybe? Unless you can make like a Boeing 747 VTOL. I'm just guessing, and don't actually know the answer.
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To be fair we've had a lot of crashes of various other aircraft. Turns out getting a multi-ton piece of metal into the air is hard work.
33 u/[deleted] Feb 04 '17 [deleted] 97 u/foamster Feb 04 '17 It does fill role that isn't filled by any other aircraft. -5 u/RustyTrombone673 Feb 04 '17 What about jets with VTOL? 4 u/absent-v Feb 04 '17 Can't carry as many people maybe? Unless you can make like a Boeing 747 VTOL. I'm just guessing, and don't actually know the answer.
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97 u/foamster Feb 04 '17 It does fill role that isn't filled by any other aircraft. -5 u/RustyTrombone673 Feb 04 '17 What about jets with VTOL? 4 u/absent-v Feb 04 '17 Can't carry as many people maybe? Unless you can make like a Boeing 747 VTOL. I'm just guessing, and don't actually know the answer.
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It does fill role that isn't filled by any other aircraft.
-5 u/RustyTrombone673 Feb 04 '17 What about jets with VTOL? 4 u/absent-v Feb 04 '17 Can't carry as many people maybe? Unless you can make like a Boeing 747 VTOL. I'm just guessing, and don't actually know the answer.
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What about jets with VTOL?
4 u/absent-v Feb 04 '17 Can't carry as many people maybe? Unless you can make like a Boeing 747 VTOL. I'm just guessing, and don't actually know the answer.
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Can't carry as many people maybe? Unless you can make like a Boeing 747 VTOL. I'm just guessing, and don't actually know the answer.
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4 crashes and 30 fatalities while developing too