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I worked on the 787 (or, more precisely, on some networking simulation tools that were used in development). They've got some reasonably innovative technology i
by tjr 17y ago
I worked on the 787 (or, more precisely, on some networking simulation tools that were used in development). They've got some reasonably innovative technology in the cockpit, at least as far as innovation in avionics goes. The industry doesn't tend to race ahead very quickly, as a whole lot goes into certifying not only the avionics themselves, but even the tools used to develop them.
I was working on a project a couple of years ago, using an 8-year-old version of GCC, not being allowed to update because it would cost so much money to certify another C compiler.
But really, compared to a lot of current jet avionics, there's some pretty cool stuff on the 787.
- idlewords 17y agoI don't even mean to be so down on the 787. For what it is, it seems like a cool step forward. I'm more upset about it being 2010 and there being no Mars bases, floating robot cities, etc. There were some pretty clear promises made about the future when we were kids that have really fizzled.
- rbanffy 17y agoah... the overpromises... What really disappoints me is that 40 years ago humans could cross the ocean at mach 2.5 and fly to the Moon. Not only we retired our only supersonic passenger fleet, we cannot even build a moon-rocket.