Category: aviation

Virgin Galactic reveals its Mach 3 aircraft design

[ad_1] “The design philosophy of the aircraft is geared around making high speed travel practical, sustainable, safe, and reliable, while making customer experience a top priority,” Virgin Galactic wrote in a press release.  Virgin Galactic Next, the company will define specific system architectures and will determine which materials to use in the design and manufacturing […]

Boeing employees called designers of flawed Max 737 jets ‘clowns’

[ad_1] So far, the investigations indicate that the 737 Max’s Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System is the main culprit in the crashes. This software manipulates the plane’s hardware to give the pilot a particular feel when adjusting pitch. While designing the plane, Boeing made frequent changes to the code but did not adequately explain these adjustments […]