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Special Lecture: F-22 Flight Controls

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What it is

A special lecture from MIT's Private Pilot Ground School in which Lt. Col. Randy Gordon, a fighter and test pilot, describes F-22 flight controls. Topics include thrust vectoring, the pilot command system and how software handles failures.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Recommended as a fascinating insider account of how the F-22's software makes it easier to fly than a Cessna.

  • 2 people recommended it
  • 2 different months
  • 2 strong recommendations
  • first 2021, last 2022

What HN commenters said

  1. “there's a great hour-long lecture [1] by Colonel Randy Gordon”

    Test pilot on F-22 flight control tradeoffs and software help.

    mikehollinger, 2021-06 · Strong recommendation · in “An F-35 Pilot Explains Why the Jet's Bad Press Misses the Point”

  2. “the talk is that good!”

    Test pilot explains F-22 is easier to fly than a Cessna.

    khazhoux, 2021-11 · Strong recommendation · in “Pilot Says Too Many Jumpers Outside Led to King Air Spin”

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Topics: f-22, fly-by-wire, thrust vectoring, test pilot, aviation

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