I love the sense of danger, not to mention the hilarity of it all On Thu, Aug 11, 2016 at 4:45 PM, OK Don via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> Yup - I don't even like electric flaps or retractable gear - - - > > On Thu, Aug 11, 2016 at 2:24 PM, G Mann via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > > It just has to be comforting to fly into battle, and be shot at, while > > piloting an inherently unstable aircraft, built of parts made by the > lowest > > bidder, controlled by microchips, while doing violent maneuvers which > > exceed the human bodies ability to survive and remain mentally > > functional... > > > > Yep... > > > > On Thu, Aug 11, 2016 at 11:47 AM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > > That started with the F-16 back in the 70s I believe. Somewhere I have > > > some photos of the YF-12A (I think that is what it was called), the > F-16 > > > prototype, doing some maneuvers at Langley AFB. I was working at NASA > > > Langley as an intern in the Flight Research group where there were > > various > > > aircraft (airplanes and helicopters) that were being tested with that > > sort > > > of control system. Having a statically-unstable aircraft enhances its > > > maneuverability as it really really wants to do those crazy things a > > > fighter pilot sometimes wants it to do! > > > > > > --FT > > > > > > > > > On 8/11/16 2:39 PM, Craig via Mercedes wrote: > > > > > >> On Thu, 11 Aug 2016 12:29:27 -0500 Curley McLain via Mercedes > > >> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > >> > > >> > > >>> It is comforting, at least, to know the guys who fly the B-52s > > >>>> actually fly them, and other than auto pilot, no software can fly > the > > >>>> beasts. > > >>>> > > >>> Unfortunately, the newer fighters are flown by digits, with minor > > >>> inputs allowed by the human. (but only until they are completely > > >>> robotic) > > >>> > > >> For improved performance -- particularly in roll, the center of > gravity > > on > > >> the newer fighters is moved backward so the plane is right on, or > even a > > >> little over the edge of instability. With this arrangement, it's > almost > > >> impossible for a person to fly the plane successfully -- it just takes > > >> too much sensitive controlling of the ailerons, elevator, and rudder. > > >> > > >> > > >> Craig > > >> > > >> _______________________________________ > > >> http://www.okiebenz.com > > >> > > >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > >> > > >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > >> > > >> > > > -- > > > --FT > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > > > -- > OK Don > > *“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of > our people need it sorely on these accounts.”* – Mark Twain > > "There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few who > learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence > for themselves." > > WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* > 2013 F150, 18 mpg > 2012 Passat TDI DSG, 44 mpg > 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
