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The civilian government does MVP pilot programs all the time and looking at them is one of the first steps in evaluating the merits of expensive proposals. You
by AlotOfReading 8y ago
The civilian government does MVP pilot programs all the time and looking at them is one of the first steps in evaluating the merits of expensive proposals. You can't MVP a bridge or a fighter jet though, because the political and economic cost of iteration is ruinous.
- RugnirViking 8y agoBut you can mvp fighter jets - thats what prototypes are? Of course, it may seem to you like the majority of the work is done in the case of a prototype. This is not the case - a vast majority of the work that goes into developing a jet fighter consists of the documentation as to how fast it can fly, its flight ceiling, etc. Maintnence manuals, and developing a supply chain to ensure we can have a resilient delivery despite war or changes in the economy. Training programs, to ensure that pilots are able to safely learn to fly the thing Testing, which of course requires that a prototype be built in the first place.