Author: marilyncwolf

The Wall Street Journal reports here on the recent Lion Air 737 crash and the existence of an undisclosed feature of the 737 MAX that may have contributed to the crash. Aviation Week reports here on the 737 MAX maneuvering characteristics augmentation system and insufficient documentation of the feature.

I noticed this round connector as part of my AV display on a recent flight.  It seems to be a DIN connector but I’m not sure that the arrangement of leads is common.  It doesn’t seem to be a PS/2 connector.  I have no idea why the aircraft designers thought this connector was a good use of weight on their airplane.  Did anyone ever use this thing?

Chip Rebel reports here on a teardown of the Huawei Mate 20.  Thanks to AnandTech for the pointer to Chip Rebel.

FireEye reports here on the TRITON framework for industrial attacks.

This photo is from a recent flight on a Delta airplane—a 777 as I recall.  That sure looks like an Ethernet receptacle, doesn’t it?  Was there a time when people were so obsessed with Internet connectivity that they carried Ethernet cables on board?