If you've been looking at Linux for an embedded project and wondering about its suitability for harsh working conditions, wonder no more. Today I'm finally able to report that LAHMP successfully completed its first flight test! The tests were performed back in September 2006, but we didn't have permission to release the details until very recently. Official press release is available from TRI's web site.
The flight test was on board an F-15E Strike Eagle, and I'm happy to say that my gizmo performed without a hitch. We were able to acquire data throughout the entire test and never lost a second, even during a few (limited) aerial maneuvers.
In testing running up to the flight test, LAHMP was shown to survive +/- 6 G six-axis shock testing and in our own testing was fully operational for any temperature between -40 C (-40 F) and +85 C (+185 F). We used my home-grown Coughlinux for both the initial testing and the flight test itself.
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