F-35: What The Pilots Say

Re:F-35: What The Pilots Say by TomVDB on Thursday March 28, 2019 @01:05AM (#19509426)

"Maybe what's more important, is that the F-15X is being designed specifically to slot directly into the USAF's deeply established F-15 infrastructure, even down to seamless pilot conversion. Our sources say it will only take one or two flights per F-15C pilot to convert to the F-15X for the air superiority mission, saving millions on retraining aircrews, not to mention ground crews, that are already intimately familiar with the Eagle. "

Sounds familiar!

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Re:F-35: What The Pilots Say by da_chicken on Thursday March 28, 2019 @08:20AM (#19511439)

It's pretty standard. That's why there are so many letter revisions of military equipment, from small arms to aircraft. It's pretty standard in software design, too, for that matter.

Just because the 737 MAX has a problem doesn't mean the underlying philosophy that directed the design was a poor one. The philosophy is basically, "keep what works, fix what doesn't." It's basic iterative design.

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Re:F-35: What The Pilots Say by smiley1437 on Thursday March 28, 2019 @01:56AM (#19509636)

Yes, the new F-15 MAX

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Re:F-35: What The Pilots Say by discordance on Thursday March 28, 2019 @05:04AM (#19510480)

Let's hope it's MCAS ships and can read from two AOA sensors

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Re:F-35: What The Pilots Say by jeremy_wiebe on Thursday March 28, 2019 @02:16AM (#19509710)

Canopy glass goes edge to edge!

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Re:F-35: What The Pilots Say by ComSubVie on Thursday March 28, 2019 @03:35AM (#19510095)

Isn't that what they are saying about the 737 max?

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