737 Max facts
While investigating facts about 737 Max, I found out little known, but curios details like:
The statistically most dangerous commercial aircraft to ever fly was the Concorde (11 fatal flights per million), followed by the 737 Max (4 fatal flights per million)
The two recent 737 Max crashes were due to design error, and a software fix is just a band-aid.
In my opinion, it is useful to put together a list of the most interesting details from trusted sources that I've come across. Here are 6 of the best facts about 737 Max I managed to collect.
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Airbus had a similar problem to the 737 Max on their A330/A340. On Quantas flight 72 in October 2008 the built-in "protections" in the software triggered 10 degrees nose-down pitches after altitude data was mislabeled as AOA Data. Airbus subsequently modified their software.
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The 737 Max that crashed in Ethiopia crashed because of a new software feature Pilot's weren't aware of and that Boeing didn't put in their safety manual. AND, that this same software features brought down another 737 max jet just 5 months prior
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The Boeing 737 max wasn’t the first aircraft to experience unplanned nosedives due to software issues. The Airbus A330 has the same problem on 2 other occasions as well from 2006-2008.
