The latest US Air Force fighter will get software updates OTA
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"Your aircraft requires a reboot to finish the upgrade. This will take approximately 45 seconds. Press 'Fire' to cancel the reboot now". ... ... ... "Preparing ... 1%" "Please do not turn off your aircraft" *splat-boom-arrgh*
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
The calculation... Okay, this is perfect, we will glide for 45 seconds... With a slight descent, we have 60 seconds to pull back up. So we will be fine... Flaws in logic: 1) When has the ESTIMATE for time required EVER been accurate 2) Middle of the updating... Adjusting Flaps during reset... [that's when REAL panic sets in] 3) Once started... You are NOT stopping this... I see an interesting side effect. The problem will be logged as: "Pilot had a heart attack" The software Update, while being the cause, won't be mentioned... LOL
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[The Air Force’s Secret New Fighter Jet Will Get Software Updates as It Flies](https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/aviation/a39752243/ngad-software/) Hmm. A high-performance aircraft receives updates to its fly-by-wire software while flying. What could possibly go wrong?
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Even worse. Remember that RPM attack that took down Russian Servers based on their location when the Ukraine thing started... Imagine... The plane is flying a secret mission, the update comes in... And that kind of code is in there... this kind of stuff... Or it takes the FOF (Friend or Foe) signal offline, just long enough... This just SMACKS of a STUPID idea.
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The calculation... Okay, this is perfect, we will glide for 45 seconds... With a slight descent, we have 60 seconds to pull back up. So we will be fine... Flaws in logic: 1) When has the ESTIMATE for time required EVER been accurate 2) Middle of the updating... Adjusting Flaps during reset... [that's when REAL panic sets in] 3) Once started... You are NOT stopping this... I see an interesting side effect. The problem will be logged as: "Pilot had a heart attack" The software Update, while being the cause, won't be mentioned... LOL
"Updating ejection system ... please wait ... " :laugh:
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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"Updating ejection system ... please wait ... " :laugh:
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
LOL... CLICKITY, CLICKITY, CLICK... (You know how the video wigs out when video is being updated it) LOL
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