On Sat, May 13, 2006 at 10:38:19PM -0400, Timothy Miller wrote:
> On 5/13/06, Jack Carroll <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Of course, I'm _not_ suggesting that anything should be done about
> >this now. The project has to stay on course and implement the decisions
> >already made, if it's to get anywhere. But this might be something to look
> >into down the road, maybe when setting goals for OGA2 or OGA3.
>
> If we have an open design that the military can fully verify, they
> might get spoiled and start requiring it, giving us a corner on that
> market.
That could get us into DO-254 project discipline, which I understand
is pretty near impossible to implement after a design is done. There's also
the weighty matter of building parts that meet military environmental and
reliability specs. But one of the best ways of getting military contractors
to sit up and take notice is to find a way to commit to a production life of
25 years. Heck, start of design to start of production alone takes 10 to 15
times the typical production life of computer parts. And then there's the
B-52: first flew in 1953, planned to continue in service at least until
2040.
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