St. Phatty
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I read about the hurricane hitting Tyndall AFB.
One article said 49% of the F22's were not flight worthy.
Another article said 4 were stuck behind after they flew the flight-worthy F22's out of the way.
So they were stuck at the base, which was Ground Zero when the hurricane came through.
Those pictures of the F22 pieces in the warehouse wreckage ... Jeez.
Could it be a psy-op to make the world think that the F22 is not flight-worthy ?
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/11/us/air-force-hurricane-michael-damage.html
https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/...maged-after-tyndall-hangars-hit-by-hurricane/
American citizens might be justified to be slightly upset.
$339 million per plane. I remember 20 years ago - it was only supposed to be $100 million.
I was one of the design engineers on the Avionics (radio-computer- EW interface.)
I got the point in 1998. I knew both the lead digital design guy, and the lead software quality guy responsible for testing the very expensive radio.
The lead quality guy was not happy with the test-ability of the design. Probably should not say more than that.
They fired the lead quality guy.
When they fire technical leads for trying to tell the truth, but not providing the desired answers ... it's a problem.
Once I was in between the lead digital guy and the lead quality guy in a yoga class at the gym we all belonged to, surrounded by beautiful women in yoga tights.
Boy that was a unique social situation.
One article said 49% of the F22's were not flight worthy.
Another article said 4 were stuck behind after they flew the flight-worthy F22's out of the way.
So they were stuck at the base, which was Ground Zero when the hurricane came through.
Those pictures of the F22 pieces in the warehouse wreckage ... Jeez.
Could it be a psy-op to make the world think that the F22 is not flight-worthy ?
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/11/us/air-force-hurricane-michael-damage.html
https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/...maged-after-tyndall-hangars-hit-by-hurricane/
American citizens might be justified to be slightly upset.
$339 million per plane. I remember 20 years ago - it was only supposed to be $100 million.
I was one of the design engineers on the Avionics (radio-computer- EW interface.)
I got the point in 1998. I knew both the lead digital design guy, and the lead software quality guy responsible for testing the very expensive radio.
The lead quality guy was not happy with the test-ability of the design. Probably should not say more than that.
They fired the lead quality guy.
When they fire technical leads for trying to tell the truth, but not providing the desired answers ... it's a problem.
Once I was in between the lead digital guy and the lead quality guy in a yoga class at the gym we all belonged to, surrounded by beautiful women in yoga tights.
Boy that was a unique social situation.