Charlie+ chasg wrote:
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| Did FAA let Boeing 'self-certify' safety of 787?
|
| The battery woes that have grounded the global fleet of
| Boeing 787s have raised a persistent question about how the
| Federal Aviation Administration certified the Dreamliner's
| cutting-edge design. The answer: Boeing, not the FAA,
| largely vouched for the airplane's safety.
| ...
http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2020288737_787faaxml.html
--bks
Surely there is no other way of doing the job, otherwise the Certifying
Authority would have to have all the massive costs and expertise of
double designing the aircraft?

We spend hundreds of billions a year on military aircraft. What's
the problem with spending a few million on engineers? And as I
pointed out cross-thread, this protocol was changed just in 2005.

--bks