F35 Lightning.....
As for the F35...a prediction. We will never see this frame operational in Australia, nor the Tiger, or the MRH90....EVER!
We are going to have to have a serious shakeup in DSTO to stop them picking up garbage and telling us otherwise. There is a beer coaster somewhere on this planet that two guys did a deal over beers and we ended up with the C17. That beer coaster carried more than enough info to do the deal compared to an entire department of self important egg-heads.
I'm off to Port Phillip Bay to see my wasted tax money at work. Another stupid purchase...wonder if they can deploy sticks of paratroopers out the side doors yet without turning them to mush. Trash haulers when we needed tactical ships. The H is gone and we have nothing to replace it.
We are going to have to have a serious shakeup in DSTO to stop them picking up garbage and telling us otherwise. There is a beer coaster somewhere on this planet that two guys did a deal over beers and we ended up with the C17. That beer coaster carried more than enough info to do the deal compared to an entire department of self important egg-heads.
I'm off to Port Phillip Bay to see my wasted tax money at work. Another stupid purchase...wonder if they can deploy sticks of paratroopers out the side doors yet without turning them to mush. Trash haulers when we needed tactical ships. The H is gone and we have nothing to replace it.
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For the types of compute power mentioned for the F-35 I would expect it has to be fibre optic - all the remote target sharing, video feeds, airframe signalling etc. Its not like its a rare technology and not been used before. Its also far less likely to be affected by EMP and leak RF energy than miles of copper wiring which has to be good for a combat aircraft. You would have to think the first thing they do when planning the avionics is ensure they can design redundancy, but then again....
I seem to recall in my AIRTC days the RAAF firetrucks even had fibre optics in them to connect remote cameras and the like, so if the trucks on the ground can do it you would hope for the costs of a F-35 they plant some.
I seem to recall in my AIRTC days the RAAF firetrucks even had fibre optics in them to connect remote cameras and the like, so if the trucks on the ground can do it you would hope for the costs of a F-35 they plant some.
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For the types of compute power mentioned for the F-35 I would expect it has to be fibre optic.
Fibre would be lighter and lighter still would be the lack of needing to shield it, so that would be a good reason to use it between components.
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PS: Remember that the F-35 (and most aviation systems in general) have a very different computer architecture than PCs.
The radar and other sensors, for instance, will have a huge amount of data to crunch, but they do so inside their own box with specialised digital signal processors. (DSPs) What they then send out the rest of the network is fairly low bandwidth; a lowly serial cable would likely suffice.
The radar and other sensors, for instance, will have a huge amount of data to crunch, but they do so inside their own box with specialised digital signal processors. (DSPs) What they then send out the rest of the network is fairly low bandwidth; a lowly serial cable would likely suffice.
