engi_nerd

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   by engi_nerd 12y ago

   Or, how about when your project manager (the Navy) provides incorrect specs? http://news.usni.org/2013/12/23/navys-f-35-starts-new-tailho... Relevant portion: "Lockheed and the Joint Strike Fighter progr
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   by engi_nerd 12y ago

   Ironically, the hangar at Patuxent River NAS that was built to house the A-12 test fleet is currently used to house F-35 test aircraft.
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   by engi_nerd 12y ago

   It's a tiny bit disingenuous to say that the per plane cost is $618 million. That figure is arrived at by dividing the total estimated lifecycle cost of the program by the number of planes currently planned for production. Your number
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   by engi_nerd 12y ago

   Having been an engineer in control room environments for both rocket launches and fighter jet flight operations -- it's not really "officialese bullshit". Aerospace has a definite jargon and there are preferred ways of saying
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   by engi_nerd 12y ago

   Up until a few months ago, I was an engineer for OSC. We used the same Flight Termination Logic Unit (FTLU) as Antares. I can confirm that it can provide for automatic destruct should the engineers desire it. I have no knowledge of the spec