The 737 Max was a colossal (massive) failure by Boeing in terms of design, research, training, implementation, documentation... well, everything.
We're going to focus on what it might have been like in the cockpit during the time the MCAS system failed.
Please keep in mind that Pilots are trained to be and in fact almost always are, outstanding problem solvers. Towards that end, your projects MUST reflect the problem solving steps, thoughts, feelings you feel those pilots must have felt/considered during the time of the MCAS failures.
Although those pilots were certainly under *tremendous* emotional strain, we are going to emphasize the technical and not the emotional aspects of that time in the cockpit. Please omit (do not include) reference to extreme emotional outburst and such in your presentation.
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CAREFUL!!
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It is entirely possible and even likely that you will find a great deal of information that you can cut & paste to create or support your project. DO NOT DO THAT. You can use that information to support your work, but you cannot cut and paste that material into your work.
Any cut & paste will result in failing
this project
PROJECT IDEAS:
Black box Recording:
All commercial airlines carry what is called a "black box". Those devices are designed to survive the impact/destruction of the plane that carries them. They contain number data recordings of the instruments on the plane in the time leading up to and including the crash. They also include voice recordings of the cockpit crew in the 15 minutes leading up to the crash.
Please create an imaginary black-box recording of the pilot and copilot for the duration of the MCAS failure. Once again your job is to focus on the technical aspects of the flight at that time. As such your 'conversations' should be of a technical nature and should omit most references of an emotional nature. Remember, the pilots are great problem solvers and your conversations should emphasize that.
Difficulty Level - Difficult
Legal Brief (Defense):
Create a 4 - 5 paragraph (each paragraph 4 - 5 *quality* sentences) legal brief where you, as Boeing's attorney, will indicate why Boeing should NOT be held legally responsible for the 737 Max crashes.
Each paragraph should begin with a description of the technical aspect/issue/failure. Subsequent supporting sentences should indicate why Boeing was blameless for those failures or should not be held responsible for them
Difficulty Level - Extremely Difficult
Legal Brief (Prosecutor):
Create a 4 - 5 paragraph (each paragraph 4 - 5 *quality* sentences) legal brief where you, as the government prosecuting attorney, will indicate why Boeing should be held legally responsible for the 737 Max crashes.
Each paragraph should begin with a description of the technical aspect/issue/failure. Subsequent supporting sentences should indicate why Boeing was to blame for those failures or should be held responsible for them
Difficulty Level - Difficult
Poster:
Create a full page poster that shows the motion of the 737 Max in either the Lion Air or the Ethiopian Airline crash that shows the plane's position in at least 10 positions during the time that the MCAS system failed.
Your poster should also indicate technical details of what was occurring during each of those 10 positions
Difficulty - Moderate
Timeline:
- Create a project timeline that shows in minutes and seconds what the various instruments were showing during the MCAS failure
- Be sure to indicate what the pilots did during each of those instances
- Include internal thoughts/emotions that you might feel at those instances (be sure to write in the first person)
Difficulty Level - Intermediate
Grading Guidelines:
Information is presented clearly and accurately - not too technical but not too general (think Goldilocks!)
Research is thorough and accurate (but NOT cut & paste...ever)
You add *something* to make your work stand out more than just facts on the page
There is a thoughtful personal/imaginative/creative component to your work that shows you have done a lot of thinking about your work and aren't simply throwing facts and figures at your reader/audience
You have taken your peer reviews/edits to heart and have used them to increase the quality of your work beyond what you would do without those comments by your peers
Thursday (9/29): Research and Initial Work
Nancy found this VERY interesting testimony before Congress - She has a family connection there! (Espagnol)
Friday (9/30) : First Draft/Peer Review/Comments
Monday (10/3/22):Project Due