8 Nov
2000
8 Nov
'00
5:08 p.m.
On Wed, 8 Nov 2000, Gene Buckle wrote:
The actual testing required to implement a new control computer would
probably run into the millions. And if it ain't broke, nobody will
authorize millions to fix it :)
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$600,000 for
complete testing, including real-world flight testing?
$600,000 seems way too low for testing a complete new computer design in a
fighter jet. Maybe that was just for the software?
I think it was just for the computer itself, and not installed in the
aircraft.