Originally Posted by
tdracer
I don't know - this sounds more like the USAF wants perfection instead of what they really need which is 'gets the job done'.
I saw that attitude more than once during the various KC-46 design reviews I was in. When we'd point out that a requirement didn't add any value to the end product, the response was 'what part of mandatory don't you understand'.
The aircraft operates in the real world - perfection is seldom possible in the real world. They seem to think it's some big laboratory where perfection is obtainable.
Not perfection. Meet the contract requirements and satisfy the military need. Promises promises.