I guess an interesting point to think about, of those 1000 or so shots on the wing, what about the one that finally hit the wire that disconnected the aileron from the yoke? You might have plenty that hit around the wing, but one that takes out that wire and it could be over. The sweeping logic being used doesn't cover those areas.
You aren't taking the circumstances into account. The question these guys got wasn't to optimize plane safety, it was more something like "we will be building 1000 more of these planes next week. What should we different about them to make them better?" There simply wasn't time for nuance.
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I guess an interesting point to think about, of those 1000 or so shots on the wing, what about the one that finally hit the wire that disconnected the aileron from the yoke? You might have plenty that hit around the wing, but one that takes out that wire and it could be over. The sweeping logic being used doesn't cover those areas.
You aren't taking the circumstances into account. The question these guys got wasn't to optimize plane safety, it was more something like "we will be building 1000 more of these planes next week. What should we different about them to make them better?" There simply wasn't time for nuance.