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"singlespeeder" <singlespeeder@32sixteen.com> wrote in message
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:
: 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.

The aerodynamics of the F-117 are wholly unrelated to the robustness of the
FCS software. The F-117 is a ground attack aircraft; it doesn't need the
manueverability of a fighter.