Seen one fairly close doing ‘acrobatics” at an airshow.
Don’t know much about planes, but to me it seemed really remarkable.
Bring on the F22 drone plz.
When I was flight test at Edwards back when there were only two F-16s (tail # 567 & 568 - go figure), one of the first high speed taxi tests turned into an unplanned flight due to that control stick not moving. The pilot had no real feel feedback relating to pressure vs control deflection. That changed after that flight - as described now, those pressure sensitive controls move a bit in order to allow our proprioceptive feedback a little input in the action. :-)
Detailed technical discussions of our modern war birds SHOULD NOT BE DISCUSSED PUBLICLY.
Stop. I forgot. the professors(and also )maybe generals, the officers at lockheed/boing etc.- that deny me- job for not having secret clearnace - are already on CCP payroll
Well let’s tell the World all about it. Somebody should shut this idiot down. No need to make it easier on other people.
Wait one darn Minute. Doesn’t this Black guy know that the Democrats think he is too stupid to fly an F-22 or even a Cessna 150?
Got to watch F-22s ‘dog-fight’ F-15s over Okinawa back in 2007 - impressive maneuverability.
I'd hit it - With an F-22!
Ping for later
Yep - fighter pilots are an amazing group of people! His point - all pilots are amazing people too! I’ve flown Cessna’s and F-16, F-15s. Not much different except the speed, time compression, and G loads. They all fly basically the same.
My daughter is now an Air Force Pilot, things have changed —better nav aids, communications, and weather forecasting than the wild west days of my youth.
Glad to see MIT is taking advantage of his unique perspectives in their engineering programs.
BTW - I worked with many Hispanic, Asian, and Black pilots during my time in the AF - we were/are our own ethnicity (all pilots).
LAZ?
Is their something you ain’t tellin’ us?????
Which button transforms it into Starscream?
Saw one of our guys watching a final ordnance check from the aft edge of a running F4-B. Was leaning down, with hand resting on the back of the wing fuel tank, elbow up.
Pilot cycled his controls, control surface comes down and snaps the forearm. Left a helluva dent in the fuel tank as well. Those surface are not stopping for anything. Crew chief should have verified the surfaces were clear of crew.
Really cool. Thanks for this.
There were some questions about autonomy. A few points: First is that man is not the limiting factor. Next is the fact that the vast majority of fighter pilots don’t really know how they dog fight, they just do it. They have a few standard maneuvers and improvise the rest. That is one reason why it is hard to automate. Next is that it isn’t a 3 dimensional problem or even 4,5,6,etc. It is a grater than a 15 dimensional problem. And the Raptor adds a couple of more twists. Next is situational awareness. Eyeballs and a neck swivel provide a lot of information that is hard to replicate. But also is the mind of the fighter pilot. He knows where the other guy is and what he is doing without seeing him (and her now). So the sensor requirements go way up. Part of the answer for a pilot is assessing the enemy’s energy state. The sensors would have to do that as well. This all can be done, but not by the folks selected by DARPA.
And the first time someone says 20 G’s, just walk away.
One more example of publicizing info that should be kept secret.
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