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The Big F-35 Flaw That Won't Be Easy to Fix |
2019-06-04 |
Posted by:Skidmark |
#5 When the bean counters' imperatives drive the mission, disaster awaits. |
Posted by: charger 2019-06-04 19:35 |
#4 Basically it's a flying Swiss knife, trying to do everything and failing at them. sometime a buck knife is all you need to get the job done. Bean counters (and prolly mission planners) love the one-size-fits-all concept because it simplifies their job. A purpose-built tool will always kick ass over some multi-role thingie. Hell, one-size-fits-all doesn't even work for socks. For an amusing movie on this whole process, watch The Pentagon Wars - the story of the (de-)evolution of the Bradley Fighting Vehicle. |
Posted by: SteveS 2019-06-04 16:28 |
#3 Having worked on a systems integration project that involved the Navy, Air Force and Army I can tell you that, since this plane was targeted for everybody, the turf wars were insane. Each sub-routine in the system had inter-service fights you wouldn't believe. Oh yeah, this was a logistics system. |
Posted by: AlanC 2019-06-04 07:52 |
#2 The F-35 is a camel! (A camel is a horse designed by a committee.) Most of the coding is mostly garbage codes. the ideal code is one that is as small and streamlined as possible and still do the job. Basically it's a flying Swiss knife, trying to do everything and failing at them. sometime a buck knife is all you need to get the job done. |
Posted by: Seeking Cure For Ignorance 2019-06-04 04:27 |
#1 Biggest flaw is that it's "Too complicated", it's much harder to make something simple enough, but no more. |
Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2019-06-04 02:55 |