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pjc50
1857 days ago
The "system doesn't work with negative datum" bug allegedly hit F-16 flight control software, resulting in a plane that would flip upside down on crossing the equator.
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contriban
1856 days ago
They
are
upside down down there, so it was a reasonable feature.
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SamBam
1856 days ago
Right, it was trying to keep them upright. Northerners' bodies aren't designed to work upside down...
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