by chiph on 3/26/23, 1:10 PM
For those of you using CA Harvest Software Change Manager, it has it's origins with Hughes Aircraft and the software written for the F-15.
It was sold commercially as CCC/Harvest by Softool Corp starting in the late 1970's. Looks like Broadcom is the newest owner. It's still being used - the last time I encountered it was in 2009 at a large bank.
by Stevvo on 3/26/23, 12:26 PM
The "Dissent and Decision" section is fun. Reads very much as a battle over egos and personalities rather than the technical merits of a particular aircraft.
by tomohawk on 3/26/23, 12:33 PM
by YZF on 3/26/23, 4:17 PM
I got to see F-15s flying every day for almost three years pretty close up. They are amazing machines.
by The_Colonel on 3/26/23, 6:40 PM
I'm kind of fascinated how these deadly machines can be so good-looking / elegant.
by knolan on 3/26/23, 11:50 AM
I don’t think I’ve ever seen the competing designs to the McDonnell Douglas design before. Were these public at the time like with later aircraft competitions? I’m thinking of the YF-17, YF-23 and X-32.
by skeeterbug on 3/26/23, 12:49 PM
by 29athrowaway on 3/26/23, 4:18 PM
The Soviets had better aircraft, then pilots defected to the US and Americans reverse engineered them.
by RcouF1uZ4gsC on 3/26/23, 12:41 PM
> OSD, however, refused to tolerate this kind of intransigence and in May 1966 McNamara ordered a joint review of the commonality issue. Conducted over the next 18 months,
the review confirmed that the needs of the Air Force and Navy could not be met by a single airframe. The two services argued that attempts to merge their requirements would produce, at exorbitant cost, a grotesque mutation with increased weight, and reduced performance.
The truth of this is again illustrated by the Joint Strike Fighter F-35 with its massive cost overruns and its reduced performance.