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It is my understanding that, after the loss of the Concorde, one of the resultant advisories mentioned an automated FOD detection system, which did not exist at the time. There are now multiple companies selling such systems, using radar and optical sensors, and the FAA has advisories related to same [1] (pdf link)

The best possible outcome from a fatal crash is regulation that will prevent similar accidents in the future. I don't think automatic FOD detection is mandatory (at least, I can't find any evidence of a mandate) - but I assume that it will eventually be mandated, as costs come down.

[1] https://www.faa.gov/documentLibrary/media/Advisory_Circular/...



Safety paved in blood


As is so often the case.

"Why would anyone make a dumb rule about X?" can almost always be rephrased as "how many souls wrote this rule?"

Mercaptan-oderised natural gas is one example that stands out to me. The 300 souls of New London School, Texas, authored that one, in 1930.




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