was "Get
it done, and in our hands ASAP" with most other considerations
secondary-- would we see a dramatic improvemetn, or just a fwe months
shaved off here and there.

It would be produced in 10% of the time with 90% of the quality/reliability.
(And at 25% to 50% of the cost. All that oversight is expensive.)



What is the source of your data. The AF has been trying to calculate those
costs for years to convince Congress to back away a little.