Posted by NelsonMinar 10 hours ago
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2020/05/gears...
Auto manufacturers should take a clue here.
https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/22680/why-is-th...
Humans fascinate me sometimes.
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/578defbae5274...
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/578def27ed915...
(Two separate incidents in the same year, on the same day, even)
EDIT: Updated links to point to incident reports
The angle computers were removed from the H models in the early to mid 1990s and I doubt they added them back.
> The diagram below shows the guidance system of the Minuteman III missile (1970). This guidance system contains over 17,000 electronic and mechanical parts, costing $510,000 (about $4.5 million in current dollars). The heart of the guidance system is the gyro stabilized platform, which uses gyroscopes and accelerometers to measure the missile's orientation and acceleration.