On Wed, 8 Nov 2000, Gene Buckle wrote:
> > > The F-15C (and possibly the E) has an ECM computer installed that uses the
> > > Motorola 6800 as the CPU. What sucks is that there is a far more powerful
> > > and sophisticated unit available, but no one wants to pony up the money
> > > for the required test and evaluation programs.
> >
> > It doesn't surprise me for two reasons: 1) it would probably cost a lot of
> > time and money to do so and 2) if it is not broken, please do not attempt
> > repairs.
> >
> The test & eval program was guessed at $600,000 to perform. I think what
> bugs me is that the proposed new computer would give the TEWS gear an
> order of magnitude jump in capability. It's a COTS design as well so the
> per unit cost wouldn't be that much.
$600,000 for complete testing, including real-world flight testing?
$600,000 seems way too low for testing a complete new computer design in a
fighter jet. Maybe that was just for the software?
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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