21st Century Jet - Building the Boeing 777 - Full Episode 1
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- Опубліковано 2 сер 2013
- PBS 5-part documentary series from 1996 on the creation of the Boeing 777. This video is out of print, so I'm making it available here for internet viewers.
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I’m glad I’m not the only one who thinks that the 777 is an absolutely gorgeous aircraft. In my opinion, it is a worthy successor to the legendary 747.
I worked as a contractor on the 777X (-9) project and I was shocked how things have changed since that time. I love to watch this series since it remembers me of what true leadership and engineering was, when people just do good things without all that crap that we have now .
DEI is more important that quality and getting things done apparently
@@Vtwin60 That's for sure. I'm glad that I had such a great experience over there, to work with lead engineer on the critical system who was DEI complient. He barely speaks English and don't know how to read drawings, but, seriously, cmon....
The reason for the B777’s great success is that Allan Mulally was at the helm of the project. A dynamic, intelligent and highly ethical man who put his considerable effort to built the best Boeing ever. And he made it. As a former B777 pilot there was not a day in which I did not bless this man for what he achieved.
Best? Yeah, how was the grounding this year due to the pw engine? You should count your lucky stars that s-box didn't fall out of the sky because Booing made it.
with all those blessing he is sure to be rewarded in heaven. Even so Alan was impressive all the same., and very modest.
@@umadbra yea the jet that the 777 nor any boeing model uses?
@@chaoszombie9995 what?
@@chaoszombie9995 doesn't matter who made the engines. Booing put them on. You can't put something in your product and turn around and say I wasn't responsible for this part because I didn't make it.
When they get a check for the plane, they don't cut some to the engineer makers. They pay for the engines and put on their planes. It's not a joint venture
Alan Mullaly was one of the best that Boeing had. Shame that Boeing overlooked him. All the issues in the 2000's with the 787 program would not have happened under his watch.
This is an excellent guide on how to create a captivating TV documentary. It didn't have flashy graphics, rapid edits, and irritating music that modern shows have to cater to those with a short attention span. It's simple and informative content. I do watch this ever so often. This was 1 year before the merger between Boeing and McDonnell Douglas.
Agreed, let's stop now with the ever decreasing scene length
It's fun to see my team's animations (mostly my own work, though) on UA-cam! Thank you, Karl Sabbagh from the BBC for commissioning this work, which was produced with *ZERO BUDGET* but used the newest/best computer animation software/hardware (Alias on SGI/IRIX) available at the time! Boeing Motion Picture & Television produced the animations and/or graphics seen at 5:17, 15:08 and 43:29, Mark Pethe: lead; Bob Gilman, Eric Greer and myself: art directors/animators; John Heile, tech guru; and Howard Carter, who I suspect was a plant ... and *not* the photosynthetic type.
And look, Eric gets a screen credit for my animations! Team effort, semper fi!
777 probably the best designed passenger jet. Saves almost a million dollars each month on fuel and maintenance over the older 747
32:44 wow. Kinda prophetic with regards to the 737 Max situation
Then Boeing went and tried to emulate Airbus and, well, the rest is history.
@@Eddian18 Boeing doomed itself when bought and merged with McDonnell Douglas (board). As some said at the time McDonnell Douglas bought Boeing with Boeing's money. They left their home state (Washington) for the first time in history, went to the financial market, start to outsing the design to cut cost (for the first time) of the 787, and had a major headache when the plane was ground (first time for a Boeing model). They lost a lot of money, much more than if they did all by themselves right the first time. Apparently, they didn't learn the season with the 787, cutting costs and corners when designing a plane is the worst thing to do, and made the same mistake with the MAX. Boeing became a reborn McDonnell Douglas and had the same problems Douglas had, just look at Douglas '70s history, the major problem with a known issue on the DC10 cargo door. I won't be surprised with their new (if they managed to design it) NMA plane has an issue. Boeing lost its identity, it is not the same Boeing that built the 7007, 747, 767 777 anymore.
@@Eddian18 They didn't try to emulate Airbus. They built the max to fulfill the needs of American Airlines who asked them for re engined 737 ng.
I saw this around 2000 I think. It was hard to believe that the Boeing company had changed so much. Somewhere in this series Phil Condit was talking about moving the HQ to Chicago. The reaction shown certainly wasn’t positive, the predicted result was what happened.
I just thought the same thing.
The lavatory lid design part was ingenious.
Boeing: ‘we made the bathrooms more pleasant to operate in.’
Airliners: ‘shut up and take my money!’
Wow I never knew Boeing invented the soft close toilet lid. Can't believe I've got cutting edge aircraft technology in my shitter, along with a rancid turd.
18:00. My dad (systems engineer at Boeing for about 30 years) knew Henry Shomber well. Henry was the man that picked my mom up to take her to the hospital when dad collapsed at Boeing shortly after receiving a company-wide, mandated swine flu vaccine (dad had a rare, bad reaction). Thanks, Henry! Good man.
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Holy cow... Watching this in 2019 after the 737 MAX crashes, and the discussion from 32:45 to 34:15 is rather chilling, thinking in terms of the MCAS system that caused those crashes. Kinda wish there had been more of the "override mindset" in developing MCAS, and especially the safety-centric realization that you may not have thought through all the possible scenarios you might encounter.
They ignored a pretty simple concept with the 737 MAX.
Boeing doomed itself when bought and merged with McDonnell Douglas (board). As some said at the time McDonnell Douglas bought Boeing with Boeing's money. They left their home state (Washington) for the first time in history, went to the financial market, start to outsing the design to cut cost (for the first time) of the 787, and had a major headache when the plane was ground (first time for a Boeing model). They lost a lot of money, much more than if they did all by themselves right the first time. Apparently, they didn't learn the lesson with the 787, cutting costs and corners when designing a plane is the worst thing to do, and made the same mistake with the MAX. Boeing became a reborn McDonnell Douglas and had the same problems Douglas had, just look at Douglas '70s history, the major problem with a known issue on the DC10 cargo door. I won't be surprised with their new (if they managed to design it) NMA plane has an issue. Boeing lost its identity, it is not the same Boeing that built the 7007, 747, 767 777 anymore.
In the name of cutting cost Boeing drop standards
Forgot specifics, but wasn't it that MCAS _could_ be disabled, but Boing never told pilots about it, and buried the off switch?
Creepy VP: pilots have ultimate authority. (But only after jumping through hoops.)
shows the contrast between financials running the show vs engineering
Its a breath of fresh air to see the different aspects of things that going to making an airplane. I'm really glad that they showed the tension filled corporate meetings that are often involved in project like this. As a young engineer, I really appreciate this candid look.
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PBS/Frontline/Nova make by far the best documentaries
Back in the days when engineers ruled Boeing...
Now they rule the regulator.
The revolving door
Its the most failed vehicle boeing built. Planes just go missing the n the Atlantic... Diving nose first because of angle of attack sensors jamming and telling bthe auto to point the plane straight down. Or left. Or right.
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Now Blackrock and Vanguard rules it.
This is one of the best learning tools ever made. 5 Stars in every catagory from Dream through Delivery... don't miss it. -cap
I love the 777 and hope to fly in the 777X when I grow up
I watched it at the time. Mullally was an interesting man, clearly in charged, when he needed to be.
22:25 oh the irony of listening to Phil condit - the man responsible for moving the executive offices to Chicago and outsourcing the company- lecture about the dangers of companies fragmenting
44:04 - yes the cup holder - the true test of the greatness of any design is the cupholder! :D
Great programme; I remember watching it on TV back in the 1990's; thanks for showing it.
Love this airplane! Spent many hours on it from 2012-15 going back and forth from the U.S. to Dubai and London. It was a pleasure in both Economy and especially Business Class. British Airways is in a class unto itself and I'm glad I didn't have to find another carrier after Delta stopped the Atlanta-Dubai run.
Haha BA is one of the most cumbersome Business Class of Europes legacy airlines.
@@alielabdimarras7965 BA Business is really outlined. BUT they offer cheap tickets if you don´t fly to London but further in Europe or Middle East/Asia from USA.
Thanks so much for putting this up. I watched all five episode over the last few nights. Great, great documentary! Very brave by Boeing to allow an inside look of the entire process! It comes off as very authentic because we get to witness the internal disagreements as well as the celebrations. If I liked Boeing before, I love'em now :-)
What a masterpiece! A perfect balance between the technical stuff and the corporate/business side of things. Incredibly entertaining. I feel bad, not having paid the makers to watch this.
Boeing's the real thing.
777 belongs to the nice things America can produce
I agree. And I don't myself tend to knock Airbus but there are even things about Airbus such as the non-visibly-moving control surfaces while autopilot or autothrottle engaged ( I know surface isn't the exact right term, but control levers, yoke, and so on ) .. something that makes flying a Boeing more satisfying, and more intuitive.
Thank you for sharing this. Probably the best plane building/development documentary I have ever been privileged to watch! :)
Excellent successful business case. The design process includes the customers and the actual production line people.
you are awesome, thanks for uploading the whole episode, this is fantastic
I had a copy of this that I bought at the Boeing store and lost it somewhere over the years. Thanks for posting .
Thanks for this! The picture is surprisingly clear for videos from that era ..
They should do a documentary this comprehensive on the 787.
32:35. Absolutely correct and for telling of “Max.”
Nice went through the entire series in Spring 2014.
Boeing is still no 1 in aeroplane industry.
Mulally has done it all. He was a main force behind the 777 then he goes on to save Ford motors. When he was young he was training to be an astronaut but couldn't see a shade of gray.
+HELLO RIGGGHTTT?
he is a great executive. true leader
+HELLO RIGGGHTTT? Mulally did not save Ford.....he merely secured 18+ Billion in low Interests loans to keep the Ford family on the board.
He spurred the launch of the all-aluminum F-150/250 bodyshells...........F150 launch was such a total disaster;GM took the crown in terms of overall sales. Have you seen the crash results of F150s that passed/did not pass they latest safety standards? scary to look at.
Let's see (before Mullally was sacked); he took a trip to Japan begging the Toyoda folks the opportunity to assemble "re-skinned"(under license royalty agreement)Camry/Corolla Platforms(including the very profitable crossovers/minivan versions of the Camry Platform), they laughed him out of the building.
Ford,GM,Fiat-Chrysler passenger car Market share continues to slip..because their offerings are shit compared to what comes out of Japanese,North American, and Korean Design/Engineering works from Korea-Japan.
For Alan's work securing loans for the Ford family, they gave him a $300 Million sacking/retirement severance package. As of this writing,Ford stock is listed as "Junk"; as its assets to debt ratio is through the roof.
Can one imagine, if/when Toyota/Nissan really start to get serious with the Full-size light-truck Market by offering a la carte models in any form and any price range to Government, Fleet, private-owner/Small business entities? They will.....quite literally destroy the core business which keeps the Big 3 afloat. It's only a matter of time before that happens,and when it occurs;Honda and the Koreans will scramble to build body on frame offerings too.....slam-dunk.....end of the American Branded auto Industry!
+HELLO RIGGGHTTT? Yes, because he was great at laying off people.
I did not know about the Astronaut training. I have been lucky through my father to meet some really smart guys.This guy in my opinion is brilliant but like all people like him does not tell you. The way he controlled those large meetings was something to watch. I read the book about his time at Ford twice. What other manager would give the UAW guy an office almost next to his and Bill Ford's. I am in awe of this guy , I wish I had his talent and his down to earth personality. Their is a UA-cam video out there with him at Stamford, he made it a Q and A session, one girl from Ford Credit asked a question and his face just lit up . He appears like a big kid sometimes but if necessary is as tough as they come. An exceptional individual.Yes he can be tough but in the long term Ford survived stronger than any other major car company
There's actually a great book written about Mulally taking over Ford when Ford was about to go bust.
35:00 +/-
This was such a sweet time to work with Boeing!!
I am so glad you uploaded this..I had fond memories of watching this when it aired..I love the internet, if you can think of something, you can find someone who has it!
Just flew aboard an Air Canada Boeing 777 from LHR to YYZ. Beautiful jet. Smooth quiet ride.
Thank you for uploading such a joy of a documentary the contents and quality of this documentary is so good wish pbs focused more on industry and manufacturing
Thank you for posting it.
Excellent documentary!!!! Nice work guys!!!!
The hellish nightmare these workers had to go through to get this plane right was worth it. Great job Boeing. This company will never go away as long as America lives
Finally a document !
I have flown on a Boeing 777 mini and love the seats' comfort.
One of the better dox, thanks!
wonderful documentary; everything inside is so full of great ideas; and its all returning again; hope entire Earth will be working together too ...
I flew on an Eva Air 777 between San Francisco & Taiwan and between Houston-Denver on An United Airlines 777. It feels like a 747 with its large interior. ❤✈
"Boeing needs to sell 200 or so planes before it can be called a success" lol they sold like 1880 planes at this point.
Their actually almost never sold at 100 million dollars though. So probably a bit more.
The Pre McDonnell Douglas Boeing! Such a beautiful dynamic.
33:30 ...looks like the design principles changed a bit with the 737 MAX 😳
34 minutes and regarding fly-by-wire, I love it. The fact that the pilot can override the computers and not the other way around. Hello Airbus are you listening?
Bang! That's the sound of a Boeing computer that pilots cannot override flying a 737max into the earth's surface killing everyone aboard.
@@andrewallen9993 All they had to do was shut the gawd damn switch to OFF !!!!! DUUUHHHHH!!!!!!!
Thanks for sharing this. Legend
This is amazing! People were different back in the late 80's and early 90's! Made me laugh when the engineers were disagreeing
❤Thank you for posting this informative, rarely seen inside look at what goes designing and building a complex machinery that needs to stay up and safely come down.
As for the challenges that Boeing is facing now with 737 Max and the quality control issues, Boeing can right the ship and get back to grestness.
Hang in there you all good people at Boeing. You've done it time and again before, and you can get through this tough time. Many are cheering you on to succeed!
this is great! thanks for posting
I was in the 40-04 spar shop not an hour ago. Absolutely hilarious seeing it when everything was brand new.
"Needs to sell 200 planes to be considered a success"
hmm hows over 1500 planes, and orders still coming?
Yes - its a great plane - probably the greatest ever...
@@theinspiringengineer-railw153 brother, that would be the 747
@@lagdroid0017 Actually maybe you are right ;)
@@lagdroid0017 Agreed.
@@lagdroid0017 747- most successful, most beautiful, sexiest, most fun to fly on airplane ever!
that guy is really happy about the toilet sit
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I recorded this when it first came on. Who knew this plane would become the international hit that it did?
AT 33:00, one has to appreciate Boeing's philosophy regarding computerized flight decks. In sum, he states that at any juncture, the pilot can opt for full control of the plane, something that wasn't apparent or even perhaps available to the Air France crew who stalled an othewise flight worthy plane over the Atlantic. I really do believe that the three on the deck that evening all forgot how to fly given that repeatedly one or the other would ask, "what is going on...what is the plane doing?" A professional should never find himself asking this...and this is why I always opt for Boeing craft for the simple reason I desire a plane and a crew who trust themselves more than do they the computer. And at around 48:00, do those flying really care about the toilet seat "thud?" I flew for 30 years and never was this a consideration or concern by me or anyone with whom I flew. Usually, the ambient noise concealed such distraction. Oh, well...I have to imagine things have changed since I was young. Anyway, we used to make a good deal more noise in the head than what a seat does...we used to call it the mile-high club...ah, God how I miss the good old days! In our heads, we could hear Frank Sinatra singing, "Come Fly With Me.....!
It's amazing seeing this in 2021, especially with CAD software we have today.
After watching the 738MAX document yesterday and hearing the words at 34:07 is a massive contrast :D
My favorite plane ever, went to The Maldives with Emirates on a 777-300ER. Best plane, best airline, great destination doesn’t get any better than that😁😁😁😁
The engineers arguing towards the end is that story of my fucking life.
The Pride of 777 Cockpit is Cup Holder, 👍GREAT
my favourite aircraft ! boeing triple 7 !
Thank you so much for sharing this. I had the VHS version, and have the DVD version, but who knows how long we will have equipment for that version.
Where did you get the DVD version. Great series would love a real copy.
I bought my copy more than 5 years ago from Amazon, which no longer has it available. I saw a copy at eBay for $40, but UA-cam still has the entire series available (I just checked) to watch. I hope that helps.
@@craigg9256 Thanks I thought that would be the case. I have never seen a program quite like that, they had a lot of access to the decision makers . I couldn’t help being impressed with Mullally & Cashman ( the chief test pilot at that time). I have downloaded it and can play it through my TV. Thanks for your help.
The Boeing company should've placed Allan Mulally as new company CEO. He was the very best, knowledgeable individual Boeing has had since Bill Allen. The 777 became an instant success and a "hot sell" for Boeing under Mulally's great leadership in the program. The airplane simply wasn't overlooked by many airlines that needed something of it's size and capacity. I should also note, according to specifics, if Allan Mulally was leading the company, we wouldn't probably see a MCD takeover and we would've seen the 757 become a totally new "clean sheet" airplane since the airplane was already popular among very many airlines. I did give some credit to Phillip Condit as well, but it was unfortunate, the turn of leadership and what it was to become within the company.
I remember being fascinated by the 777 when this documentary was first transmitted (shoutout to U.K. Channel 4 (I'm in Ireland)) - now it's really interesting to listen to some of the comments in light of the 787 issues and of course, 737-MCAS!Just sayin'.
The little piece of the conversation when they talk about flying "Coach" rather than "Business Class" says a lot about how they view their customers (cattle?). Back in the 80's when I did a lot of work related flying (DoD, Aerospace Industry) I almost always flew Coach. When I was travelling with higher level Managers and Directors I got to fly Business Class. I was a young guy and most flights weren't that long so Coach was OK, but if you want to get any work done on a longer flight, and not be exhausted upon arrival you need to fly business class. My son is an Engineer for a major steel company and they get to fly Business Class if they are on a non-stop for more than a 10 hour flight. He travels from California to Seoul Korea and Paris and those are LONG non-stop flights. He said the difference between Coach and Business Class are like heaven and hell if you are on a 19 hour, non-stop flight. Most of us who pinch pennies and save up for those long Vacation flights MUST fly Coach when you consider the price difference. The Asians are lucky because few are more than 5'8" and 150 pounds. Us "Big (Fat) Americans" are screwed on the economy flights with no legroom whatsoever...
+randy109 It was the American airlines and aircraft manufacturers who invented "high density" configurations. And that includes this piece of shit 777. 10 abreast from Houston to Dubai? No, thanks!
+Maloy7800 It's all about fuel and cost efficiency. The A380 and the 747 seat 10 abreast and both of those have 4 engines apiece. So whats your point?
+randy109 I'm American 5ft 7+ 145lbs....have no issue flying coach (when I have to buy my own tickets). Now if Iet myself go to hell and turned into a fat-slob and be uncomfortable in a Coach seat........it would be my own damn fault.
+Maloy7800 Blame the airline for 10 abreast seating. Or better yet, pay the actual cost of the ticket. The only reason airlines cram that much people in that space is to recover the cost of the flight without having to keep fares absurdly high.
+tiadaid Last time I checked United's Active Fleet, they have nearly 30 year-old 757s/767s that are still be financed...pretty sad they are so poorly mis-managed they have loans on planes that should have been paid decades ago.
High fares of the Legacy Carriers are do to poor management.
one of the best aircraft ever build......the 777/300ER is hard to beat at this moment i think...
Hmm yes I think 🤔
Another factor to sucess was the extended ETOPS rating which meant that many airlines considered twin jet 777s instead of quad jet a340s
proud to have PIA as the lauch customer for 777 240lr and a major operator of these giants
Amazing how such huge beautiful machine can fly
I remember flying business class from IAD to FCO and back in a time when United had a 2-3-2 business class seat configuration on their 777s.
Only ever once did I fly onboard a triple seven AND instantly fell in love with this marvel of flight engineering: curiously spelling at 1st attempt \endineering/ ffs ironypains the insatiable waste for bigger & knot then achieving better ❎ yes catering left much too be desired that one+only flight❣
The whole Board and Executive management need to be strapped to chairs and forced to watch and listen to this in all it's entirety.
Looking very to fly and I have loved flying on them for many years.
I am so happy to work for this company
The 777-300ER is vastly more economical than the 747-400.
Shut up, 777 is shit , that plane resposible for end 747 life, airline want money , 747 is great engineering marvel
Also 747 is recogniseable plane.
@@S500- not really. The reason 777 was built is airbus
@@S500- Listen up dude!! BOEING is a BUSINESS!! The first and most important thing is that the business makes money, or the business dies!! The 777 did NOT kill the 747!! The airlines killed it bc: it is too big, too dirty to fly, uses much more fuel than required to fly places where two engines can easily reach, and they can land at more airports in order to speed up travel all around. THIS is what customers demand. Airliners who operate these planes are the customers who pay for the fuel and other stuff!! What dont you get about this?
Yes..the 747 is the most iconic and beautiful airplane EVER built. Times change and businesses must adapt and change OR they will go broke!! The 747 will continue to fly for decades to come!! They are still being built, and older 747-400's are being bought and modified as FREIGHTERS!! The 747 makes cargo companies TONS of $$! Which is more than Airbus can say about the A 380! You may want to think before you try to make something that is good...sound bad.
@@patrickmollohan3082 Mr dumb testicle no matter airlines did, i think greedy busines bastards kill that like every good things.
one of these planes was lost yesterday, thougts with all the families and relatives
777x is the best !! Love it!!
VERY strong aircraft!
There's a full series dedicated to the creation of the 777 o.O?
its a revolutionary airplane
Interesting, I did not know either
Yeah i watched it back in 96 with my family when I was 8 - i wondered if anyone had uploaded it on YT - solid yes :D
What once took 8 mainframes to run now runs on a 200 dollar laptop, amazing!
I love the 777.
Back when Boeing was still a Leader in Civil Aviation. Every time they risked the whole Company on something that they believed the FUTURE needed, they Won!!
In order, the Bankruptcy threatening Aircraft were the B-29, B-47, B-52, 707, 747, 757 and 777.
All great Planes with distinguished Service Histories!
...... NO, I didn't mention the 737! That wasn't a risk, and filled an enormous niche. Good, economical and Safe Aircraft, up to the 737-300....
After that, they started cutting corners to better compete with Airbus. The 737-MAX is a design that is destined to be DANGEROUS.
It's time for a NEW short haul Aircraft, Boeing!!
The 777 has got to be Boeing’s magnum opus.
Arguably the best of the best and when it takes off it whacks off too.and now we are seeing a brand new 777xxx somthing like that.and ironically the 777 was the first plane i ever flew on in 2003 on emerates airlines from Johannesburg int to Dubai int as a stop over befour going to Manchester int Uk.i love this plane and its huge engines.im a fan of the other planes and airbus and dc too.the 737 is a legend but the 737 max lion air crash is bothersome.
good thing boeing sold more than 1000
19:00 8 main frame computers to run.EPIC An desk top today would probably achieve the same result ?
47:00 - so we owe the slow close loo lid to the 777! :D
Boeing,s masterpiece.
I'm still a huge fan of the 747. Granted, the economic issue of filling all the seats to profit is pressing... but I hope the -8i model will revive the 747's legacy.
It failed, big time.
At the moment it didn't revive it. Companies tend to order B777, B787, A380 & A350 instead of B747-8i for long flights
+AviationNation10 No it didn't. Boeing mostly knew they wouldn't sell many new passenger 747's when they designed the 747-8. The new 747's are selling very well for in cargo market. It's the #1 selling cargo plane.
I wouldn't say big time...It's a huge hit as a freighter.
Everyone wants the newer 777s,787 and A350s now.
@@SAMCAMJAIK1 I Don t know about that
I lost my shit at how proud he was of the toilet seat 😆
Don’t think I’ll ever forget my first ride in a 777. We were light and shot up to cruise in as quick a time as you can say “Airbus, you suck”!
That's so true That_llama_in_a_tuxedo.
So Boeing basically invented "3d printing" in a way. Didn't know they were one of the first to use 3d CAD but that's pretty awesome for the time... early 90's
The documentary was a little confusing here. They did not invent 3D printing . The first "3D printer" I saw was in 1983 called "Stereo Lithography". It was a $250,000 machine that made crude models, max. size envelope about a 9" cube. Boeing designed the 777 in 3D CAD (3 dimensional computer aided design) using CATIA software from Dassault Systems, a French aerospace company.
You are thinking of CATIA an Airbus software product.
What is the sealant. Epoxy eurathane
The 777 is the best aircraft ever created by man and consequently the safest. If the Air France (2), XL, Qantas and a few other AirBus disasters and incidents had the Boeing approach rather than attempting to eliminate the pilot; many people would still be walking the earth.
+Bobby Paluga Qantas? Qantas has never had a fatal accident in the jet age you have no idea what your talking about clearly. are you talking about QF32?(in which there wasnt a single injury), which was an uncontained fan failure from a Rolls Royce Trent 900 engine which is fitted not only to airbus but to the 777 Trent 800 , then everyone would be dead as there is no 4th electrical redundancy in the wing of a 777 as on the 380, whilst the 777 is my favorite aircraft and one of the safest, after the heathrow crash, San Francisco sea wall crash, mh370 missing,mh17 shot down the British Airways Flight 2276 fire, the a380 holds gold standard for saftey with zero hull losses,i love Boeing and Airbus, but i hate the spread of misinformation and ignorance ,goodbye.
@@Jolinator When the scarebus has built as many A380's as 777's, but that will never happen as the last fuselage for the A380 is being built !!! and the A380 flies for over 25 years with almost 1600 planes delivered as the 777 has THEN and only then can you make such an assinine statement !!!!
Love, Cashmans' Approach...
33:51 How ironic, that he mentions the competition of having an other philosophy regarding overriding of faulty systems, when it was Boeing who choosed to use only one AoA probe with their MCAS system in the 737 MAX.
When designing the 777 the engineers said never let a computer fly the plane. By the time of the 737 max computers flew two aircraft into the earth's surface killing everyone aboard.
32:40, if only the same principle as applied to the B737 Max project!