[TalonDJ]

I guess it's no surprise that the major aerospace corporations like the system just fine because they can afford the bureaucracy and the government owns the liability.

Sure, it takes an army of engineers to build and certify anything so the 'majors' have no problem with that. I am an avionics systems engineer for one. 20 million for a space ship would not even get things out of the 'requirements capture' phase for a major aerospace company. I would love to take a look at the systems integration and test methods that Rutan's group used. I am sure they would be very eye opening to some of us entrenched in doing things the FAA way.

[r9etb]

I would love to take a look at the systems integration and test methods that Rutan's group used.

After the control system failure on their last flight, I think Mr. Rutan's group may be doing their own review of integration and test methods.

Just a guess, but it sounds like they had a rate gyro failure, or something of that nature. I don't know whether test would have picked that up, but it does seem rather soon to have that sort of failure.

[Carry_Okie]

I would love to take a look at the systems integration and test methods that Rutan's group used. I am sure they would be very eye opening to some of us entrenched in doing things the FAA way.

Most likely.