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From: Jim McCorison (no email)
Date: Wed Feb 02 2005 - 14:37:32 EST
At 02:28 PM 2/2/2005 -0500, you wrote:
>Full Authority Digital Engine Controls(FADEC) are now on most newly
>manufactured passenger jets.
Which, hopefully, never have the interiors of their cockpits doused with
saltwater. :)
I'm certain that reliable digital engine controls can be made. As you
pointed out, they are in commercial aircraft. But at what cost? Yes,
perhaps commercial passenger vessels above a certain rated capacity should
be required to have this level of sophistication. But I don't think Mom and
Pop will pay the costs required to implement it on their boat, at least not
in the immediate term. I think what we'll see is a gradual improvement as
various failure modes are discovered. But I doubt we'll ever get to truly
redundant and fault detecting / correcting engine controls in recreational
or small commercial vessels.
Just my $0.02 worth.
Jim
Jim McCorison
Starfish Marine
(619) 337-5370
http://manana.mccorison.com - Our Travels with Maqana
http://www.starfishmarine.com - My Business
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