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Five decades ago, Boeing's new 727 jet also had a terrible start
As Boeing Co and global airlines work to restore public confidence in the 737 MAX after two deadly crashes, they will have a play book they can use. This is not the first time that Boeing has faced a crisis after launching a new plane with innovative technology. In 1965, three Boeing 727-100 passenger jets crashed in less than three months in the United States while coming into land, killing a total of 131 people. Like the 737 MAX, the three-engined 727 was billed as one of the most advanced… (finance.yahoo.com) Plus d'info...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
airlines will shrug this latest bad news from boeing because they know boeing will fix it and then the airlines will pony up to buy lots more 737max's. That is exactly what happened with the 727 years ago, the aircraft was revealed to be a winner, flew for years, most every airline home and abroad had them, loved them and few problems showed up later on. New technology rushed into production above the capacity of many pilots to operate safely without extensive retraining- that's the 737max. Three-holer was a far simpler aircraft.
This really isn't new technology rushed into production above the capacity of many pilots. No matter how it happens, runaway trim, which this was, has been a memory checklist for every aircraft since the inception of electric trim systems. Interupt, disable, re-trim. The three-holer, once mastered, was a far simpler aircraft but I sincerely doubt that many crews today, particularly third world ones, could safely get one from point A to point B.
And yet the 737 hasn't been immune from other 'design issues'. Boeing's design for the rudder control system was ridiculous. Trying too hard to use the same piece of equipment to do two contradictory things in the same plane. And I think they still deny it was that design that caused or contributed to the crash, yet the fact none have happened since proves the NTSB's point, it was a flawed design...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USAir_Flight_427
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USAir_Flight_427
Outside of having Boeing in the name there is nothing in common with the 727 and 737max issues. The 727 was an entirely new way to fly the basic airplane and operate systems. The Max is simply a malfunction with a system and lack of training and basic flying skills are killing people.
two different generations, two different problems.. Well explained Bill.
Boeing learned as they went