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Tuesday, February 18, 2014

Bombardier CSeries Having Software Problems

That's basically what the VP Marketing tells us (without telling us) in the article at the link below.  All the buzzwords are there:
"...overall systems maturity..."
"...if systems don't communicate properly..."
flying "...without full use of... fly-by-wire..."
Hey guys, it was way back in the 80's that Strassman told us that "Complex software systems do not work.  When they do work, it is because they are based on simple systems that worked."  Starting from scratch on systems that have serious safety implications never goes as planned.  Your customers know that full well, which is why they haven't cancelled.  You really don't have to hem and haw.

http://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/ain-air-transport-perspective/2014-02-12/bombardier-avoids-pinpointing-causes-cseries-delay

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