"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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"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.