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I think if Boeing (or Airbus - what do they use? Faster chips or better algorithms or ...?) really wanted that extra processing power, they would've pushed to g
by klingonopera 7y ago
I think if Boeing (or Airbus - what do they use? Faster chips or better algorithms or ...?) really wanted that extra processing power, they would've pushed to get the next chip in line to be certified for aerospace applications.
The fact that they neglected to do this... I don't know, public perception and Boeing's own representation seemed to paint a picture of "computer" and "chip"-aversion up to the point when they no longer could ignore the issue by designing a plane that needed to have it in order to be certified they way they wanted it to. And by then it was of course already way too late to certify another chip...
Then again, on the other hand: Boeing designs a lot of military planes, too, aren't these almost always exclusively fly-by-wire? Shouldn't they have the know-how in these things as well? Or is there a no information-exchange policy in effect between their military and civilian teams?