> On Mon, 31 Jul 2006 19:44:54 GMT, "Rich Grise, Plainclothes Hippie"
> doubleclick.net> wrote:
>

>> On Mon, 31 Jul 2006 08:30:42 -0700, John Larkin wrote:

>>> On Sun, 30 Jul 2006 17:31:37 GMT, Phat Bytestard
>>>

>>>> Wrong. You're an idiot. I am currently working on the world's next
>>>> protector, the Joint Strike Fighter Program.

>>> Hey, so am I. They're using my arbs to simulate all sorts of stuff to
>>> the engine control computers, so they can test the software before
>>> they actually fly it. The driveshaft to the lift fan is interesting...
>>> 32,000 hp excites all sorts of twists and vibration modes. We make
>>> some tach/overspeed modules too, and we're working on a realtime
>>> torque sensor thing. We're doing thermocouple and RTD simulators too,
>>> for pretty much the same reasons.
>>>
>>> Nowadays planes are just sensors, computers, and actuators, with lots
>>> of software connecting them. So a major development item is coding and
>>> testing the software. "A bug every 10 lines" just won't do here.
>>>
>>> JSF is cool. Single engine, vertical takeoff and land, supersonic
>>> without afterburners. Pratt&Whitney engine.
>>>

>> It's just so tragic that all of that knowledge and technology is applied
>> to killing people. )-;
>>

>
> Or deterring same.