EPISODE · Jun 13, 2023 · 17 MIN
Boeing... Boeing... Gone!
from Bill Whittle Network · host Bill Whittle Network
American aerospace giant Boeing introduced their successor to the Apollo capsule -- the Starliner -- back in 2010. The first manned test flight of the Starliner was scheduled for 2017. But in early June, 2023 --thirteen years after its introduction -- the first manned test flight has no been delayed..."indefinitely," according to company officials. Was it a fault with some untested, bleeding-edge, all-digital flight control system? Actually, no: the ELECTRICAL TAPE they used turned out to be flammable, and replacing it will likely mean disassembly of the entire capsule. Another high tech issue: the PARACHUTES don't seem to be working. What happened to this one-time giant? Join our elite squad of anti-elitists by becoming a Citizen Producer today: https://billwhittle.com/register/
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American aerospace giant Boeing introduced their successor to the Apollo capsule -- the Starliner -- back in 2010. The first manned test flight of the Starliner was scheduled for 2017. But in early June, 2023 --thirteen years after its introduction -- the first manned test flight has no been delayed..."indefinitely," according to company officials. Was it a fault with some untested, bleeding-edge, all-digital flight control system? Actually, no: the ELECTRICAL TAPE they used turned out to be flammable, and replacing it will likely mean disassembly of the entire capsule. Another high tech issue: the PARACHUTES don't seem to be working. What happened to this one-time giant? Join our elite squad of anti-elitists by becoming a Citizen Producer today: https://billwhittle.com/register/
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Boeing... Boeing... Gone!
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