Re:US Military Asks for Help Locating Missing F-35 Fighter Jet
by rbanffy on Monday September 18, 2023 @01:19PM
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You could, but usually that causes lower performance. When building an airframe, a gram not needed is a gram wasted. In fighters it's far less stringent than spacecraft - for those, even a screw one turn longer than needed is something to avoid.
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Re:US Military Asks for Help Locating Missing F-35 Fighter Jet
by bumby on Monday September 18, 2023 @02:52PM
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Those are technical specs, not quality specs. The quality specs would deal with things like machining tolerances, manufacturer traceability, etc.
Point being, if Pratt & Whitney took a seal design from another aircraft to apply to the F-35, it's not like they aren't already tracking the tolerances, material compatibility, etc. When I worked in aerospace, it was very rare that we went to the machine shop to ask for them to make a bespoke component.