NightOwl to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 hours agoBoeing allegedly overcharged the military 8,000% for airplane soap dispenserswww.popsci.comexternal-linkmessage-square30fedilinkarrow-up1248arrow-down13
arrow-up1245arrow-down1external-linkBoeing allegedly overcharged the military 8,000% for airplane soap dispenserswww.popsci.comNightOwl to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 hours agomessage-square30fedilink
minus-squarePyotr@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up29arrow-down1·4 hours agoThe COTS unit shown there is not tested and certified to the contract requirements Boeing was working to. Simple as. If the price ridiculous? Absolutely yes. But you cannot go to a home hardware store and slap one in a plane.
minus-squareSpaceNoodle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14arrow-down4·4 hours agoIf I can slap it in a collapsible sub, I can slap it in an airplane! Besides, it’s not like it’s supposed to be what’s holding the door plug on.
minus-squareHawke@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·4 hours agoWell ya can but you’re taking some risks if you do. Your soap dispenser might not work worth a shit if you haven’t tested it.
The COTS unit shown there is not tested and certified to the contract requirements Boeing was working to. Simple as. If the price ridiculous? Absolutely yes. But you cannot go to a home hardware store and slap one in a plane.
If I can slap it in a collapsible sub, I can slap it in an airplane!
Besides, it’s not like it’s supposed to be what’s holding the door plug on.
Well ya can but you’re taking some risks if you do. Your soap dispenser might not work worth a shit if you haven’t tested it.