x-zipperhead said:
Can you suggest who might be better to advise then the end users?
Hmmm, My grandma has a telephone but I wouldnt ask her to design one. Try an engineer, AERE, CELE, someone with comms experience or radar experience or systems integration experience. Contractors(engineers to boot) were given plans and CFTO's from the original Aurora and told to "meet the specs" and then sat down with a room full of pilots and navigators to consult on the installation. It was horrible to watch but hey, its not my money. The contractors ran into simple run of the mill problems such as what another component's function was within a system. One Nav next to me actually LIED because he didnt want to look dumb. Every time there was questions about specific systems they would flail around in the hopes that someone could come up with an answer. So far, its amazing that things have gone this far. The peacemeal way it has been done with different bidders for different components within the same system has compounded the problems it was supposed to fix.
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No, it gives your present plane improved capability. The Aurora is an excellent platform the just happens to be getting old. ASLEP
was supposed to keep the plane in the air much longer.
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True, make the best of what we have. I would agree with that.
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Again, it helps to know who you are talking to and your profile is blank.
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Its blank for a reason, there are guys on this forum who phone you at your desk to threaten you if you dont agree with their opinion.