@Quilotoa@lemmy.ca to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish • 26 days agoTIL the air force experimented with bouncy landing runways to eliminate the weight of landing gear.www.usni.orgmessage-square19arrow-up1217
arrow-up1217external-linkTIL the air force experimented with bouncy landing runways to eliminate the weight of landing gear.www.usni.org@Quilotoa@lemmy.ca to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish • 26 days agomessage-square19
minus-square@MadMadBunny@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglish18•26 days agoIs that the true issue with Boeing? Their planes need a bouncing runway when landing?
minus-square@NocturnalMorning@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish23•26 days agoNo, they let suits and business majors take over for actual engineers who know what they’re doing.
minus-square@WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish16•edit-226 days agoTo frame it another way; they were enshittified by the infinite-profit-growth fallacy and corruption of capitalism.
minus-square@Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish5•26 days agoNo. The issue with boeing is that they’re poorly constructed due to corrupt ownership/management.
minus-square@MadMadBunny@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglish1•25 days agoSo, they’re not supposed to go Boing Boing Boing when landing….
Is that the true issue with Boeing? Their planes need a bouncing runway when landing?
No, they let suits and business majors take over for actual engineers who know what they’re doing.
To frame it another way; they were enshittified by the infinite-profit-growth fallacy and corruption of capitalism.
Basically
No. The issue with boeing is that they’re poorly constructed due to corrupt ownership/management.
So, they’re not supposed to go Boing Boing Boing when landing….
That’s only for RyanAir