Air Force Blames Oxygen-Deprived Pilot in Deadly F-22 Crash
“Meanwhile, somewhere deep in the engineering dept, a series of engineers argue over who’s fault it was.
“Was it engineer A, who had to make the emergency system require 40kilos of pull to activate, due to flak that it might engage accidentally if the craft hits stiff turbulence or is kicked while the pilot is entering the cockpit?
“Was it engineer B, who designed the oxygen recirculation system, and had to work within the physical space and weight restrictions imposed by engineers C and D, resulting in a suboptimal implementation?
“Was it engineer C, who designed the superstructure of the figher’s cockpit, for failing to fully appreciate the downstream requirements of his peers?
“Was it engineer D, who designed the aesthetic and aerodynamic form of the fighter, imposing limitations on engineers A through C, and many others, for continuing the trend of smaller, faster, sleeker, and more compact designs?
“Or was it engineer E, who oversaw ergonomic annd human interaction studies that led to the requirements statements fed to engineers A through D?
“Was it the beaurocracies involved in construction, telling the engineers to use cheaper, more easily sourced materials so that the fighter comes out underbudget?
“With all these parties in the room, bickering over who’s fault it was, is it any wonder that the dead pilot, who can’t stand up for himself, is the one that got blamed to save face?
“Really. I work in aerospace. Many of the people in the engineering depts of major companies act like their shit doesn’t stink, even when it obviously does. I make inspection blueprints, and when the degrees of a circular pattern exceed 360 degrees, or when point to point dimensions exceed total part length, and you inform them of the impossibility of these design specs, more often than not your time would be better spent talking to a brick wall.
“It’s like trying to have an informed discussion on computing with an ardent member of the cult of mac. All you will get back is snide remarks, or pretentious silence. You can quote rules of geometry until you are blue in the face. Quote directly from the gd&t manual for geometric tolerancing, or even play dumb and ask politely what their intentions were… result is almost always the same.
“Don’t you know, they have degrees, make big salaries, and are important. They never make mistakes. Just ask them.”
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Air Force Blames Oxygen-Deprived Pilot in Deadly F-22 Crash
“Meanwhile, somewhere deep in the engineering dept, a series of engineers argue over who’s fault it was.
“Was it engineer A, who had to make the emergency system require 40kilos of pull to activate, due to flak that it might engage accidentally if the craft hits stiff turbulence or is kicked while the pilot is entering the cockpit?
“Was it engineer B, who designed the oxygen recirculation system, and had to work within the physical space and weight restrictions imposed by engineers C and D, resulting in a suboptimal implementation?
“Was it engineer C, who designed the superstructure of the figher’s cockpit, for failing to fully appreciate the downstream requirements of his peers?
“Was it engineer D, who designed the aesthetic and aerodynamic form of the fighter, imposing limitations on engineers A through C, and many others, for continuing the trend of smaller, faster, sleeker, and more compact designs?
“Or was it engineer E, who oversaw ergonomic annd human interaction studies that led to the requirements statements fed to engineers A through D?
“Was it the beaurocracies involved in construction, telling the engineers to use cheaper, more easily sourced materials so that the fighter comes out underbudget?
“With all these parties in the room, bickering over who’s fault it was, is it any wonder that the dead pilot, who can’t stand up for himself, is the one that got blamed to save face?
“Really. I work in aerospace. Many of the people in the engineering depts of major companies act like their shit doesn’t stink, even when it obviously does. I make inspection blueprints, and when the degrees of a circular pattern exceed 360 degrees, or when point to point dimensions exceed total part length, and you inform them of the impossibility of these design specs, more often than not your time would be better spent talking to a brick wall.
“It’s like trying to have an informed discussion on computing with an ardent member of the cult of mac. All you will get back is snide remarks, or pretentious silence. You can quote rules of geometry until you are blue in the face. Quote directly from the gd&t manual for geometric tolerancing, or even play dumb and ask politely what their intentions were… result is almost always the same.
“Don’t you know, they have degrees, make big salaries, and are important. They never make mistakes. Just ask them.”
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