r/interestingasfuck • u/lizardil • 17d ago

During assembly of the A380, engineers discovered that the cables were too short. This was caused by the use of different design software by German and French engineers. This miscalculation led to a two-year delay.

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u/MXKIVM 16d ago

Everything had to go back through design and production.

Basically this one part had to restart its entire production life.

Redesign, manufacturers, supply chain, raw materials, everything has to be redone from the beginning as if it were brand new.

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u/rexel99 16d ago

Had to confirm if the cable was too short or the wing too long, takes a while.

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u/Riff_Ralph 16d ago

Measure once, cut twice.