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He's not wrong. Lockheed used to build U2 prototype that could fucking fly from ground up in 150 days with like 20 people? Now companies will build a 200-person
by hintymad 3y ago
He's not wrong. Lockheed used to build U2 prototype that could fucking fly from ground up in 150 days with like 20 people? Now companies will build a 200-person team to build damn UI. Of course, I'm exaggerating, but that's the idea.
- datavirtue 3y agoProbably for the same reasons we helicopter parent.
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- vGPU 3y agoIt helps when the CIA and their unlimited bankroll pays for it. The CIA literally paid for the development of JP-7 and built Area 51 for the U2.
- _hypx 3y agoThey also expected some percentage of pilots to die during development. That is no longer acceptable.
- MR4D 3y agoGiven the F-35 debacle, I'd say the U2 program was still better run than "modern" aircraft development.
- hintymad 3y agoIt cost Lockheed $3.5M, or about $37M today to build the prototype. It was actually under budget.
- PartiallyTyped 3y ago50 people to build a service for a product that doesn’t exist yet.