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I don't understand your question. The plane will fly if [_______________]...what, exactly? EDIT: I am merely seeking clarification, not trying to evade answeri
by engi_nerd 10y ago
I don't understand your question. The plane will fly if [_______________]...what, exactly?
EDIT: I am merely seeking clarification, not trying to evade answering.
- mrweasel 10y agoSorry, I meant the F-35 software that ensure that the plane will actually stays in the air is fine, with no real bugs left. The ALIS software, that helps ground crew, maintenance and mission planing, I assume, is still buggy, so you wouldn't want to use it in a war time scenario? I'm not sure I'm making a ton of sense. It's just really interesting, I'm in Denmark and our government are about to pick which fighter plane will replace our old F-16s, and the F-35 is the favorite right now. This is despite experts saying it's a bad plane. What I understood from your comment is that it will fly just fine, but bugs in the ALIS software would make it harder to operate than anticipated.
- engi_nerd 10y agoThe software that keeps the plane in the air is a totally separate thing from ALIS.
- Retric 10y agoMy understanding is ALIS was part of the 'pork' side of the F-35. It has relatively simple requirements and was simply used to extract as much money as possible from the government. That said, they have tried to make it essential as possible.
- PascalsMugger 10y agoSounds kind of like when EA made SimCity have a required online component and claimed it was required for doing some game calculations.
- hluska 10y agoI'm not the parent, but I read it as "Will the F-35 fly without ALIS?".
- mrweasel 10y agoPerhaps more: Is it still a fighter plane without it?