From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.3 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,INVALID_MSGID autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: fec54,d78446895d1cb3b0 X-Google-Attributes: gidfec54,public X-Google-Thread: 103376,d78446895d1cb3b0 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-Thread: 108abf,670aa2795fbf5078 X-Google-Attributes: gid108abf,public From: David Castrodale Subject: Re: Boeing Begins Flight Testing F-22 Block 3S Avionics Date: 2000/04/26 Message-ID: <390768F4.9FCE513@home.com>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 616094110 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit References: <390721ce_4@news4.newsfeeds.com> <1JHN4.122$wb7.9308@news.flash.net> <39074a04_3@news4.newsfeeds.com> <17IN4.169$wb7.9885@news.flash.net> X-Accept-Language: en Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Complaints-To: abuse@home.net X-Trace: news1.rdc2.on.home.com 956787137 24.69.159.103 (Wed, 26 Apr 2000 15:12:17 PDT) Organization: lost hands anonymous MIME-Version: 1.0 NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2000 15:12:17 PDT Newsgroups: rec.aviation.military,comp.lang.ada,alt.non.sequitur Date: 2000-04-26T00:00:00+00:00 List-Id: Ken Garlington wrote: > > "Tarver Engineering" wrote in message > news:39074a04_3@news4.newsfeeds.com... > > > > > > Ah, now I see what's been confusing you! > > > > I am not in the least confused Ken and in fact it is yourself that has had > > to make major modifications to your original statements to maintain any > kind > > of credibility. > > a) Cite "major modifications"? (I know, it's a waste of bandwidth to ask for > justification from a tarver generator -- sort of like asking a fart why it > smells -- but I always feel obliged to make the point...) > > b) If you're not confused, then I assume the strange claim that there's a > sudden 5+ month slip in the F-22 schedule was just a tarver. I'll give you a > double-tarver if you make it a 10+ month slip based on some random words in > this post. > > > > The designation "4004" refers to an _airframe_. Block 3S refers to a > > > _software configuration_. Although not all software configurations are > > > compatible with all airframes, there is not a one-to-one correspondence. > > > > So in fact the software suite fails the first test of Ada > transportability. > > Actually, no. Aircraft 4001-4003 do not have a CIP (Common Integrated > Processor) installed, nor do they have all of the sensors that are installed > in the later aircraft. Ada's good, but no software language can compensate > for missing hardware. In other words, if you select the "print" function in > your favorite software package, and you have no printer, only a crazy person > (Q.E.D.) would complain about the software. > > > Why thank you Mr. Garlington for helping those of us at ram understand > > Software, > > You're quite Welcome. I know that some people have difficulty using the > Internet (e.g., being unable to locate references on the Wall Street Journal > website), but there's certainly no reason to be embarrassed about it. Glad > to clear up any confusion about the distinction between 4001 (scheduled to > be delivered in May) and Block 3.0 software (scheduled to be delivered at > the end of October). > > > > You may find it helpful to read the Delaney reference previously > provided: > > > > > > > > > * "Block 3S, is currently in testing at the AIL and initiates the sensor > > > fusion and sensor tasking key to the F-22 performance." > > > > > > * "Block 3.0 software... will provide the full sensor fusion and weapons > > > integration for the F-22." > > > > John > > > > > > > (Cross-posted to alt.non.sequitur and comp.lang.ada, since both seem to now > be relevant.) you have no idea what you've just gotten yourself into -- David "this human form where i was born, i now repent." -pixies