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Old 23rd Jul 2015, 14:55
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Originally Posted by Maus92
...Pretty tame stuff: a few low speed passses and breaks, culminating with a landing and taxi to the VIP area...
So it was no more impressive than any other stealthy 5th generation production model supersonic STOVL jet fighter-bomber? What a disappointment.

Originally Posted by ORAC
..."When we asked them how many false positives, I thought it would be a high number because it is a new system," Turner said. "But when they said 80%, I was taken aback."...
Sounds like a modern car. Every time I get a fault alert these days, I'm more likely to suspect the sensor than the actual component/sub-system because that's the way it's turned out on the last three occasions. The sensors aren't that cheap to replace, either.
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