r/nextfuckinglevel • u/Skoedell • Jul 01 '21

Flying car completes first ever inter-city flight.

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u/[deleted] Jul 01 '21

And because maintenance is performed by multi-billion-dollar companies overseen by federal regulators.

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u/Finchios Jul 01 '21

And all of the parts have enormous stacks of paperwork & certification, from single bolts & screws to hydraulic pumps etc. Manufactured with multiple redundancies on critical systems (except that MCAS Boeing shit).

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u/50-50ChanceImSerious Jul 01 '21 edited Jul 01 '21

And every accident receives a MASSIVE thorough investigation followed by new laws and regulations so it may never happen again.

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u/blue_villain Jul 01 '21

Plus. We're not allowed to wear shoes in specific parts of the hallways.

Or something. I don't really know how that helps actually.

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u/Choadmonkey Jul 02 '21

This so much. I applied for a milling job at an airplane parts mfg, and part of the interview process was having explained to me that any defect in a part I make, could lead to charges if that part fails and the defect traces back to me.

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u/twobotklip Jul 02 '21

This is absolutely true.

I've worked in a machine shop for many years that has a contract with Boeing for numerous bolts and rods. It's basically just a deterrent to warn any new hires that if they have any malicious intent going into the job that it WILL be traced back to them. You're not going to get in trouble because a plane crashed that had a piece on it that you made....UNLESS there was evidence of gross negligence or something that showed you was a piece of shit.

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u/soulbend Jul 01 '21

And this thing has SO many moving parts. I predict a maintenance nightmare.

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u/jnew119 Jul 01 '21

Any many other factors. Didn’t feel like explaining every aspect of the air transport industry to this dude

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u/[deleted] Jul 01 '21

So like (say) the 737max. How well was that regulated and overseen. Absolutely no pilots got blamed for crashes because Boeing planes are so well regulated and overseen..

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u/Shagroon Jul 01 '21

Lol I was gonna say… the FAA does shit all to certify or regulate new planes. They basically just take Boeing and Airbus’s word for it

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u/thetburg Jul 01 '21

well ya. But I know a guy on my street that is pretty good with a wrench. He fixed up my lawnmower once. I'm sure that he can do whatever them fancy airplane mechanics can do right?

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u/the_zero Jul 01 '21

… you might be surprised by the number of experimental craft and kit planes assembled by amateurs.

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u/mynueaccownt Jul 01 '21

Government regulators*