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Re:An F-22 test pilot on the Raptor's flight control system by burfog on Sunday July 12, 2020 @02:24AM (#23809317)
You can stall with lots of energy, up in the coffin corner. The U-2 pilots commonly fly there. Going slower or turning too much will produce a stall, but going faster can hit never-exceed speed limits.

Supermaneuverabillity would make that portion of the flight envelope much less hazardous.

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Re:An F-22 test pilot on the Raptor's flight control system by scarier on Sunday July 12, 2020 @04:12AM (#23809762)
A supermaneuverable U-2 would be... interesting. I wonder if that would reduce pilot workload or increase it? The engineer in me would suggest a robust automatic flight control system system instead, although considering how insane the procurement process can be, I'm admittedly not all that confident it would save money in the long run.
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Re:An F-22 test pilot on the Raptor's flight control system by jasonwatkinspdx on Sunday July 12, 2020 @01:36PM (#23813095)
I'm not a engineer but it seems infeasible to me to create a U2 variant with wings strong enough for such maneuvering. They shaved every ounce they could off those things.
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