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"Ken Garlington" <Ken.Garlington@computer.org> wrote in message
news:Ot8A6.553$KE3.180353065@newssvr10-> : or the FADEC failure that
allegedly brought down the Chinook on the Mull
> of
> : Kintyre in 1994.
>
> Of course, it has not been definitively established that there _was_ a
FADEC
> failure related to this accident, only speculation as to the possibility
> AFAIK

That's why I said "allegedly".

> See http://www.cw360.com for more information (search for "Chinook")

For a more intriguing and paranoid explanation try searching for "Chinook "
and "Aurora".

On the topic of black projects I note that one of the reasons given for the
short development timescales of the F-117 was the lack of external auditing.
Perhaps the influence of Ada on developing robust software was underplayed,
as apparently the F-117 has the aerodynamics of a fridge-freezer which must
make for an "interesting" FCS.

Nick

Nick