100% of the military jets built nowadays are Fly By Wire because they are designed to be unstable by default and therefore need computers to control them - since no human could possibly do so.
Furthermore, aircraft nowadays are built with lifting bodies - with enough thrust, their fuselage can provide the lift that a missing wing cannot.
This situation, where an F15 pilot lost his wing, was resolved by the pilot successfuly landing the aircraft. It turns out that the airflow on the fuselage was able to provide the lift needed to keep the plane flying. The F-18 and the F15 have such large wing surface areas, that even losing one wing shouldn't bring them down if computers counteract the new physics.
You're wrong about the "all fighter planes are unstable by design" thing. The F-16 was, but the F-18 went in the exact opposite direction, and is super-stable. Which gives it some advantages over the F-16: it is more steady during bombing runs, for instance.
It also has a blended wing design that lets it develop lift across the entire fuselage, which makes it a good choice for surviving a wing strike like this.
I'd be curious what this software could do on a model of say, a learjet.
It's not that they are "designed to be unstable", but rather that they are designed for stealth which has the unfortunate side effect of making the plane unstable.
"100% of the military jets built nowadays are Fly By Wire because they are designed to be unstable by default and therefore need computers to control them - since no human could possibly do so."
Flashpoint, stop talking out your ass. Where the hell did you read this? (Since I know you have nothing to do with aircraft in the real world.) I've been an aircraft mechanic (avionics) in the Air Force for nine years; there are only a very small amount of aircraft that are fly-by-wire. Off the top of my head, the B-2, C-17, and the modern fighters are fly-by-wire. EVERYTHING ELSE ISN'T. I know you're one of those self-imposed airplane nerds so really, keep out of this.
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This is all well and good, but how do they fit the pilot in?
100% of the military jets built nowadays are Fly By Wire because they are designed to be unstable by default and therefore need computers to control them - since no human could possibly do so.
Furthermore, aircraft nowadays are built with lifting bodies - with enough thrust, their fuselage can provide the lift that a missing wing cannot.
This situation, where an F15 pilot lost his wing, was resolved by the pilot successfuly landing the aircraft. It turns out that the airflow on the fuselage was able to provide the lift needed to keep the plane flying. The F-18 and the F15 have such large wing surface areas, that even losing one wing shouldn't bring them down if computers counteract the new physics.
Thats just a flesh wound.....
Flashpoint:
You're wrong about the "all fighter planes are unstable by design" thing. The F-16 was, but the F-18 went in the exact opposite direction, and is super-stable. Which gives it some advantages over the F-16: it is more steady during bombing runs, for instance.
It also has a blended wing design that lets it develop lift across the entire fuselage, which makes it a good choice for surviving a wing strike like this.
I'd be curious what this software could do on a model of say, a learjet.
It's not that they are "designed to be unstable", but rather that they are designed for stealth which has the unfortunate side effect of making the plane unstable.
"100% of the military jets built nowadays are Fly By Wire because they are designed to be unstable by default and therefore need computers to control them - since no human could possibly do so."
Flashpoint, stop talking out your ass. Where the hell did you read this? (Since I know you have nothing to do with aircraft in the real world.) I've been an aircraft mechanic (avionics) in the Air Force for nine years; there are only a very small amount of aircraft that are fly-by-wire. Off the top of my head, the B-2, C-17, and the modern fighters are fly-by-wire. EVERYTHING ELSE ISN'T. I know you're one of those self-imposed airplane nerds so really, keep out of this.