F15's can fly with one wing??

[James Deuce]

One word Photoshop

Clueless.

Sigh. *Waits for the vicious rebuttal for daring to point out that someone missed the joke.*

[Scouse]

Clueless.

Sigh. *Waits for the vicious rebuttal for daring to point out that someone missed the joke.*

Hey your only alowed to take the piss on the first of April and even then only up to Midday

[James Deuce]

I've put that in my diary.

Somebody's going to get a hurt! Somebody!

[Lias]

One word Photoshop

The worlds "www.somethingawful.com" are the give away here..

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Something_Awful
See Photoshop Phriday

[Marmoot]

Notice the left and right jet funnel size is different to compensate.

[R6_kid:Me]

Notice the left and right jet funnel size is different to compensate.

most people call it an exhaust nozzle, but ok....

Hmmm sceptical, but i'd believe it.

I too have seen pictures of the two F-18's that had a mid air collision and managed to come back safely. I think in that situation one lost the canopy and half of the wing, the other lost one vertical stabiliser (tail) and one elevator.

[Marmoot]

I'd call it Exhaust pipes.................

Yes I'd believe it too.

Afterall, even experts said F117 wouldn't fly when the aircraft was first introduced.
And when TV was first made, there was a saying "this product wouldn't sell"

[Pixie]

Or flaming thrust holey things

[Pixie]

And when TV was first made, there was a saying "this product wouldn't sell"

They said that about the parametric discombobuliser too

[Marmoot]

They said that about the parametric discombobuliser too

Bull.....that thing is a guaranteed sale.
I've ordered mine but hasn't arrived yet. Only $1.50 each

[sAsLEX]

YOU USED THE f16 as an example Jim but by far the most reliant on computers to fly are the flying wing style B2 bombers etc, without vertical stabilisers they would be impossible for a non savant human to fly!

[Marmoot]

Yeah? well i've seen some mad wifes getting plates and saucers to FLY to their husbands. Now, those things don't have any vertical stabilizers nor computers, you know..........

[R6_kid:Me]

YOU USED THE f16 as an example Jim but by far the most reliant on computers to fly are the flying wing style B2 bombers etc, without vertical stabilisers they would be impossible for a non savant human to fly!

Check out these two babies...

http://www.nasa.gov/centers/dryden/n...-009-DFRC.html
http://www.nasa.gov/centers/dryden/n...-008-DFRC.html

The X-31 is my favourite, has directional thrust control - you can basically drift the plane, OR say if you were pulling up to get a lock but the guy was climbing to fast you simply tilt the exhaust nozzle up and it flicks the nose of your aircraft up even faster. Pretty cool to play with, albeit in a computer game

[terbang]

YOU USED THE f16 as an example Jim but by far the most reliant on computers to fly are the flying wing style B2 bombers etc, without vertical stabilisers they would be impossible for a non savant human to fly!

Hah then you havnt tried an Auster yet..
The Airtourer also derived a reasonable percentage of its lift from the canopy area as well. Designed by the Aussies and also built in NZ well before F16 or F15.

[limbimtimwim]

YOU USED THE f16 as an example Jim but by far the most reliant on computers to fly are the flying wing style B2 bombers etc, without vertical stabilisers they would be impossible for a non savant human to fly!

The Eurofighter would be up there. Just looking at it makes you think 'dynamically unstable'. A flying wing can fly without computers. Those clever Germans did in in WW2. Remember that crazy plane from Indiana Jones? But the real one had jet engines!