Your post is a classic rhetorical tactic known as "attacking the delivery" you did nothing to really refute their point. My sibling post also posits a reasonable alternative explanation.
The FAA also has a lengthy history of certifying planes on the basis of "equivalent level of safety" despite having characteristics that violated airworthyness regulations.
See the 727, 707, and several other Boeing offerings that were rejected by the ARB in the UK. D.P. Davies is the primary source. His interviews are archived by the Royal Aeronautics Society.
No underhanded motivation here. Just wanted to set the record straight.
The FAA also has a lengthy history of certifying planes on the basis of "equivalent level of safety" despite having characteristics that violated airworthyness regulations.
See the 727, 707, and several other Boeing offerings that were rejected by the ARB in the UK. D.P. Davies is the primary source. His interviews are archived by the Royal Aeronautics Society.
No underhanded motivation here. Just wanted to set the record straight.