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Old 11-05-2010, 07:14 PM
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Originally Posted by old_tv_nut View Post
How things are (properly) designed depends on the application.
High-tech mil gear - designed to extreme limits in some cases to be able to get extreme performance - needs to be ready when needed, but this may be achieved by constant maintenance in addition to basic reliability if necessary - spare no expense (compared to other categories, anyway)
How true! This maxim was repeated in my 22 years of Avionics Maintenance:

"Designed to last a lifetime, or until a Aviator misuses it, whichever comes first"

Guess which happened first....
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