Followed the link to the story. A bunch of idiots are arguing over, and I quote, the "F-15 Raptor"....I wonder if that's anything like the F-22 Eagle. </sarcasm>
The story gets better every time it's told. I suppose a week from now the media will be telling us that the engines ate the cowlings because Ronald McDonald had lunch at Taco Bell.
I'm still shaking my head in disbelief at this one. The problem would've been avoided had Boeing turned to a technology that has existed for years, and only would've required scaling-up to fit aviation needs. It's known as "Negative delta vee" detection which among other things, prevents a battery from being over-charged. Every radio with a rechargeable battery I've had since 1990 has had this ability, and that even includes the type of battery at the center of the Boeing's battery woes, the Li-on battery. C'mon Boeing, take a lesson from my fellow hams.
Paul Ahkolik, Radio Amateur W5PDA.
