THE EARLY EVOLUTION
OF SUPERCOCKPIT
TECHNOLOGIES
The F-35A Conventional Takeoff and Landing variant is an agile, versatile, high- performance 9g multirole
fighter that provides unmatched capability and unprecedented situational awareness to the U.S. Air Force
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TECHNOLOGY
BY LCOL DEAN C. BLACK (RET'D)
TOM FURNESS IS A RENOWNED VIRTUAL REALITY EXPERT – A TECHNOLOGY COMPONENT
RELEVANT TO THE "SUPERCOCKPIT" CONCEPT. A 50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION OF
HIS WORK TOOK PLACE IN NOVEMBER 2015. MORE THAN FAMILIAR WITH DATA COMMU-
NICATION RATES THAT MIGHT BE REQUIRED OF VIRTUAL REALITY DEMONSTRATORS, FUR-
NESS ONCE QUIPPED THAT (VIRTUAL) SEX ITSELF WOULD REQUIRE A RATE OF ONE BIL-
LION BAUD, OR ONE BILLION BITS PER SECOND. THIS WAS A GREAT DEAL MORE THAN
WE HAD GROWN ACCUSTOMED TO FOR OUR 24 BAUD FAX MACHINES AND MODEMS WAY
BACK WHEN. NOW THAT I HAVE YOUR ATTENTION…
