> I think you and gp may be speaking about different stages
Yes, that's my point. Just because new aircraft are designed with improved hardware does not automatically mean the issue is resolved industry wide. Existing equipment will still have issues. So the statement is misleading. Is the number of aircraft with ECC "most" of the equipment in the skies?
Ok, I can see how my statement can be confusing. I wanted to say that on newly built things this is mostly gone today, although I'm certain freakish accidents can happen. Yes, if your hardware does not have ECC[1] that is something that can happen. I was initially surprised because I did not expect them to not have error correction, but I guess it makes sense for systems designed a long time ago and still in use, so that was new info to me.
[1] Technically EDAC is the correct name of the whole sybsystem, and ECC is the name of the algorithm. But I've only heard it refered as ECC in my industry. I was even initially confused when I read EDAC, so TIL.
Yes, that's my point. Just because new aircraft are designed with improved hardware does not automatically mean the issue is resolved industry wide. Existing equipment will still have issues. So the statement is misleading. Is the number of aircraft with ECC "most" of the equipment in the skies?