Whistleblower (Now Deceased) Voiced 737 MAX Concerns In 2017

27-Year-Old Engineer Was Scouring Internet For Evidence & Hoped To Avert An Aviation Crisis

ORANGE COUNTY, CA — Around New Year’s Day 2018, Brandon Nelson, an aerospace engineer living Santa Monica, California, was scouring the internet for reports of aviation emergencies. Nelson, 26, feared that commercial airplane crashes were imminent.

The target geographical areas of Nelson’s web searches were Asia, South America, and Africa.

Following the recent, notable 737 MAX crashes of Lion Air flight 610 and Ethiopian Airlines flight 302 — Nelson’s story has resulted in a disturbing puzzle. This puzzle must be pieced-back together considering Nelson’s untimely death, which was ruled a suicide, just seventeen months ago.

Despite no conclusive report in regards to either “MAX” crash — preliminary and most initial media reports overwhelmingly placed blame on software called: “MCAS.” Allegedly, MCAS was (aircraft-maker) Boeing’s compensatory move to protect pilots from hazards presented when adding newer, more fuel-efficient (albeit larger) engines to a half-century-old airframe.