You could be right :-\ Which is a shame. The technology that was supposed to be included in these aircraft is phenomenal. The wrap-around views that the F35 is supposed to have in the helmet is revolutionary. As a kid I actually wrote a short story that had a similar system where the pilot could look around the aircraft and see everything around him on his visor. And that's what the plane has!! Awesome stuff!
But..uhh..yeah..budgets and budget cuts. serious issue. Here's a picture of the augmented reality helmet: http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/02442/F35-helmet_2442961a.jpg ZOMG!! Sign me up for traininggggg!! :-) On 19 March 2013 17:26, Jerry Milo Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > > Engineers are no longer involved in a project of this kind. > > The projects are run SOLELY for the profit of the company who is building > it. > > All decisions made are intended to increase profits, and to extend building > times (to allow further chance for profits without having to go to the > expense of rebidding.) > > Any actual items created as part of the profit are purely side effects. > With the hope that followon maintenance goes to them, as well. > > There really are no checks and balances left in military procurement (or > most government spending), in my opinion. > > Even those who's job it is to handle oversight are counting the days until > they can return to private sector, and go to work for these same companies > on the other side of the desk. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:361981 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
