I don't really know -- just figured they could copy the instruction set, without duplicating every little jot and tiddle. So much of our consumer stuff is made in China, they must have some specifications.
What is this 'Long Dong' stuff? I have never heard of it.
Here is the story I was talking about. I'm not a pilot, but I've become interested in the craft, as a result of watching pilot guys on the interwebs. My brother got his license at 71, so he can do hobby flying . . but yeah, nah, I'll just watch thanks. You actually can be too old for some things.
So it was a series of failures. Pilots in training, and silencing annoying nuisance alarms. Hand-overriding controls to speed up the touch-and-go training landings.
Interestingly, Mentour Pilot said one thing Airbus changed was to forbid resetting the flight control computers in-flight. That's the ticket, make it harder for the pilot to correct this clusterfuck.
Many such stories on Mentour Pilot and Mayday channels.
Boeings that lost hydraulics, or electric systems, or ran out of gas in midair, and they managed to land them in one piece, or at least not as many pieces as an outright crash. Some of the controls still have mechanical cables going from cockpit back to control surfaces.
There was a story of an Airbus doing checkrides, the instructor was doing something on each go-around that caused a computer fault. He went through the redundant computers, one by one, until all had stopped (for no good reason). They were lucky to survive the checkride, as the instructor had to improvise to get it down.
He has gotten less funny over the last couple decades. I don't really think my point of view has changed that much (yes it has changed some). But the list of things he is not allowed to say has grown exponentially. And, yeah, a lot of it is the jq --
For efficient long-haul transport, why not have multi-tandem loads, where one or more tractors pull many trailers? Have them run steel tires on steel tracks for low friction?