Message posted by Magoo on October 05, 2001 at 4:06:56 PST:
Intersting article. Technology such as this may well make the flying prototype obsolete in coming decades. Companies will be able to demonstrate to a potential customer and then test a concept using computer simulations, and then if approved, proceed directly to pre-production models. The days of secret test facilities such as Groom Lake may well be numbered, although I suspect bases like TTR may flourish if there is a need to keep operational aircraft under wraps for a while (a la F-117) in the future. We live in interesting times... Magoo
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