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F15andMD11
The Hornet program?! You talking about the folding wings? The F-4 had folding wings long before the Hornet was around.
And wasn’t built by Boeing… which was the point.
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But seriously
So was the 737 before they fiddled with the low speed protection and managed to (indirectly) kill a few hindered people.
I’d love to hear how 11’ of wingtip could result in something so catastrophic. It’s 10% of the span, less than 2% of total area, and isn’t a lifting surface.
Point being, in all the ways they Boeing can screw up an airplane, this doesn’t register as something even remotely akin to MCAS.
Im more curious in how an airplane that went from idea to carrying passengers in less than 5 years, can take 13+ (and counting) to just get a refresh and some new motors. McDonnell-Boeing can and has screwed up way more than just some folding wing tips.