To be fair there is a difference between the issue around the 737-Max and failure to design and test software for intrinsic safety. The 737 could have been designed to avoid the error but the human factor of greed was the root of that one. The 787 and some versions of the 747 were electronic for ages. It will never be totally without error but then I wonder if every pilot in every plane is without risk each day, alcohol, fear, hatred, drugs.
There remain issues in the 787 that are not discussed for reasons of customer confidence - carbon fibre and lightning strikes. As the 787 is built of considerable amounts of the stuff and it does not react well to a heavy lightning strike. If one gets a tweak in mid air they need to be inspected prior to further flights. Is this worse than the other issues?
https://mainblades.com/2020/08/03/t...w-about-boeing-787-lightning-protection/ I have been watching the smart car security thing for quite some time. The number of layers of security involved will need to be akin to military grade before I go near one. Then again who gives a damn about me and would want to control my car. Perhaps I should not ask that?
