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minus-squareSpaceNoodle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21arrow-down5·24 days agoIf I can slap it in a collapsible sub, I can slap it in an airplane! Besides, it’s not like it’s supposed to be what’s holding the door plug on.
minus-squarePistcow@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·24 days agoEveryone single part on a plane has to be certified and from a certified supplier that goes through a stupid process to be certified.
minus-squareSpaceNoodle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·24 days agoWell, some of it ain’t stupid. Imagine the shortcuts Boeing would take if they were beholden to no certifications at all.
minus-squareCarighan Maconar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-223 days agoYeah we’d have planes falling out of the skies!
If I can slap it in a collapsible sub, I can slap it in an airplane!
Besides, it’s not like it’s supposed to be what’s holding the door plug on.
Everyone single part on a plane has to be certified and from a certified supplier that goes through a stupid process to be certified.
Well, some of it ain’t stupid.
Imagine the shortcuts Boeing would take if they were beholden to no certifications at all.
Yeah we’d have planes falling out of the skies!
Or worse, unplanned.
Wait