737 Max: 1960s Design, 1990s Computing Power and Paper Manuals

Pilots start some new Boeing planes by turning a knob and flipping two switches. The Max stretched the 737 design, creating a patchwork plane that left pilots without some safety features that could be important in a crisis — ones that have been offered for years on other planes. The Max also required makeshift solutions to keep the plane flying like its ancestors, workarounds that may have compromised safety.

Source: www.nytimes.com