Originally Posted by Nick Lappos
Graviman - Military OEI criteria - Who cares? When you are going into battle, the standard is first operational capability (number of enemy dead, amount of territory gained) then your attrition, then your cost. Far different game than a civil equation of excellence! Remember, an Army General carefully calculates how many of his men a hill is worth. "Saving Private Ryan" was only slightly fictional...thus ballistic tolerance and survival after shootdown are valued more highly than the more improbably engine failure performance.
Good point well made. Thanks Nick.
Mart