• Lv_InSaNe_vL
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    1 month ago

    A HUD is a HUD

    sure but the HUD from the F-35 is very specifically designed to work in an F-35. It’s very similar, and comes from the same family, as the software running on other planes. But it’s not identical.

    And yes, performance limits would be hard coded into the software because the HUD needs to alert the pilot when they are getting close.

    Edit: and that’s ignoring the fact that a lot of this stuff comes from private companies so you’ll run into things like IP/patent laws

    • @[email protected]
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      11 month ago

      If it’s developed for the government, even by a private contractor, it’s still considered US government code and is public domain. It’s why sqlite is public domain.

      I personally doubt there’s much available in the off-the-shelf fighter HUD system market, personally.

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      31 month ago

      For the F35 unfortunately a lot of its capabilities seems to be cloud based. (At least for maintenence, I don’t know of on the air).

      That’s why I’m angry my stupid government still has wants to buy the stupid things instead of sitting this generation out and going to an own 6gen aircraft.

        • @[email protected]
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          11 month ago

          Yes, I agree, so as Vlad learned even if you leave them on the ground and put tires on them so they don’t fly off, something might come along and successfully migrate around 40 of them to the cloud.