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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...

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.
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.
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...