A software defect in the Chinook helicopter was described as "positively dangerous" because deficiencies meant the pilot's full control of the engines "could not be assured."
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- Exploring the extent of similarities in software failures across ... - arXiv (arxiv.org)
- https://www.computerweekly.com/news/1280091718/Chinook-computer-was-positively-dangerous-say-newly-disclosed-MoD-documents (computerweekly.com)
- https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/dangerous-software-warning-before-chinook-crash-killed-29-1994188 (yorkshirepost.co.uk)
- https://www.computerweekly.com/blog/Public-Sector-IT/Chinook-Mk2-we-publish-new-evidence-of-computer-problems (computerweekly.com)
- https://www.pprune.org/military-aviation/39182-chinook-still-hitting-back-3-merged-291.html?ispreloading=1 (pprune.org)
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