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Re:An F-22 test pilot on the Raptor's flight control system by Diesel555 on Sunday July 12, 2020 @01:04AM (#23808981)
It has very little combat usage, there's a reason the Raptor doesn't do it. Any time you see an aircraft do some high AOA (Angle of Attack) maneuver and provide almost zero line of site (not moving up / down / left / right), you know he's slow and you've won the fight if you have airspeed (assuming gun only).

The only benefit would be to get an IR missile off when you've already realized you are losing and he's behind you.

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Re:An F-22 test pilot on the Raptor's flight control system by burfog on Sunday July 12, 2020 @02:18AM (#23809294)
A reasonable use would be for checking out a slow little biplane or helicopter, presumably a foolish civilian, who is violating restricted airspace.
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Re:An F-22 test pilot on the Raptor's flight control system by scarier on Sunday July 12, 2020 @02:27AM (#23809329)
This made me smile. I really don't recommend actually doing this in real life for a number of reasons, but how totally epic it would be is very much not one of them.
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Re:An F-22 test pilot on the Raptor's flight control system by scarier on Sunday July 12, 2020 @01:15AM (#23809023)
>The only benefit would be to get an IR missile off when you've already realized you are losing and he's behind you.

Bummer the Raptor driver doesn't have JHMCS...

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Re:An F-22 test pilot on the Raptor's flight control system by sudosysgen on Sunday July 12, 2020 @01:18AM (#23809036)
JHMCS isn't that useful in such extreme off-axis situations. A missile taking a big turn requires it to expend a lot of energy and drastically hampers its probability to hit the target.
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Re:An F-22 test pilot on the Raptor's flight control system by Diesel555 on Sunday July 12, 2020 @01:20AM (#23809045)
I mean for the Russian driver. And yes... bummer... but who can turn their neck that far? Don't forget eyeball gimbals don't count.
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Re:An F-22 test pilot on the Raptor's flight control system by scarier on Sunday July 12, 2020 @01:32AM (#23809104)
Maybe they'll start adding certain neck mobility requirements in the anthropometric screening? It's a brave new world...
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