☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmygrad.ml to Technology@lemmygrad.ml • 6 months agoBoeing 747s still get critical updates via floppy disksexternal-linkmessage-square19 fedilinkarrow-up136cross-posted to: technology
arrow-up136external-linkBoeing 747s still get critical updates via floppy disks☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmygrad.ml to Technology@lemmygrad.ml • 6 months agomessage-square19 Commentsfedilinkcross-posted to: technology
minus-squareThe Free Penguin@lemmygrad.mlhexbear5·6 months agoWhy would an airplane need software updates? linkfedilink
minus-square☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmygrad.mlhexagonhexbear5·6 months agoModern planes are fly by wire, so you have a lot of software between the pilot and what the control surfaces are doing. It's pretty much inevitable that you'll have bugs and inefficiencies that get identified through use. linkfedilink
Why would an airplane need software updates?
Modern planes are fly by wire, so you have a lot of software between the pilot and what the control surfaces are doing. It's pretty much inevitable that you'll have bugs and inefficiencies that get identified through use.