> We can only fly every other day because it takes a day between flights to offload the data via fiber onto storage servers
What’s preventing you from buying a second set of SSD drives and swapping them into planes end of day?
The planes would then be able to fly every day while the previous day’s data is being offloaded on the ground, condensing the two weeks into one. Swaps could even be quite easy if you replace full enclosures rather than each drive individually.
>What’s preventing you from buying a second set of SSD drives and swapping them into planes end of day?
The arrays are custom parts made to interface directly with the radar and are VPX modules. VPX edge connectors are not rated for very many matings, believe me we've tried.
Every-other-day flights also keep the pilots comfortably within their sleep limits.
What’s preventing you from buying a second set of SSD drives and swapping them into planes end of day?
The planes would then be able to fly every day while the previous day’s data is being offloaded on the ground, condensing the two weeks into one. Swaps could even be quite easy if you replace full enclosures rather than each drive individually.
I'm probably missing something, though!