Originally Posted by
Buster15
Let's at least try to compare apples with applesshall we.
Yes seven years does seem a long time. But certifying anything where Nuclear Safety is involved can become a massive exercise.
It could probably be done quicker if money was thrown at it. Thing is though, that it's a darn sight easier to design the requirement, with all its little foibles, in from the start. I would imagine introducing certified SW looms to the electric jet as an afterthought would have design organisations alternately grinning and grimacing as the requirement gets changed seemingly at the whim of a politician. Remember the angst changing to the C variant for F-35 caused?