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http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articl ... ss-391732/09:30 16 Oct 2013
The installation of new systems has forced the depot to add a second main computer to the F-15I, Tsentsiper notes.
"A replacement of the old one would have caused problems with the original systems connected to it.
We install another main computer and a special protocol will channel the old systems to the old computer and the added ones to the new one.
This is a major change, but it was absolutely necessary," he adds.
Israel's F-15C/D "Baz" combat aircraft are being upgraded on another line at the facility, so that the type can remain in service for the next 20 years.
The upgrade activity includes structural work, with a main focus on replacing the existing tail section with a flight control surfaces that have a higher resistance to cracks.
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