That's a wrap!

[Mach1E]

As @SyNRG noted, this is most likely a nod to the mysti-chrome Mustang Cobra from the late 90s / early 2000s. It's a highly sought after color for that car.

For some reason I love the mystic (green purple) but the wrapped blue purple just looks wrong to me.

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[Kamuelaflyer]

Is there a specific airplane model you won't fly on these days? I'd love to hear your opinion on the most recent engine that fell off during takeoff!?! As well as your take on the Max Software issue......What a cluster that seems from the outside.....

Are you still flying?

I voluntarily retired due to a medical issue.

I personally dislike anything with the name “Boeing” on it these days, and I particularly dislike 737 Max. But I’ll still fly on one as I live on an island and sometimes you have no choice. Boeing is not the same company that pioneered jet airliners. The old days of “If it’s not a Boeing, I’m not going” are long gone for me.

As for the MD-11 in Louisville, the MD-11 is a hot mess. Any post about the oddities of that airplane would not only be stunningly off topic, but would also be quite long (Longer than this even),

There is evidence of fatigue and stress fractures in the pylon on the engine that separated. Very similar in nature to the issue found in the American Airlines DC-10 that crashed at O’hare in 1979. I’m told by friends at FedEx that similar issues are being found on their (grounded) MD-11 aircraft as well. The 1979 crash was due to how the wing engine assembly were swapped out. Maybe not then, as the forklift method of swapping of an engine assembly was stopped. Create a visual of how wrong it’d be for a Ford Dealer to remove the HVB or replace it by using a forklift. Yeah, worse than that bad. While jet engine mounts are designed to shear off in the event of extreme shearing force, they’re not supposed to take the whole pylon as well,

As for the specifics of the accident, the crew was dead the moment that engine started its separation; they just didn’t know it yet. There should be a preliminary accident report sometime late in the 3rd or 4th quarter of 2026. Keep in mind that the probable cause finding is a literal vote by political appointees and may not reflect the accident investigators' opinions.

Circling back to the Mach-e, Ford is far more committed to safety, despite its absurd level of recalls, than Boeing is imo. Almost all of Ford’s safety recalls are voluntarily entered into; almost none of Boeing's (ADs in aviation parlance) are. In addition, both Boeing and Ford are predominantly self safety regulating. Boeing was drug kicking and screaming to fix the Max. Boeing fixed quality control issues, such as the infamous Alaska Airlines door problems, by hiding them. Ford issues a TSB, CSP, or voluntarily enters into a safety recall, but it doesn’t let its assembly line get shut down because of its temper tantrums and refusal to behave.

/end of 3 am rant on Boeing. For now.