AI slays top F-16 pilot in DARPA dogfight simulation

Re:AI slays top F-16 pilot in DARPA dogfight simulation by jeffreyrogers on Friday August 21, 2020 @12:43PM (#24236490)

The airframe can handle more Gs than the pilot can though, so if you don't have a pilot then in theory it opens up maneuvers that were not previously performable.

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Re:AI slays top F-16 pilot in DARPA dogfight simulation by stouset on Friday August 21, 2020 @06:35PM (#24239586)

None of these maneuvers are useful. High G maneuvers rapidly bleed energy. Slowing yourself down for a missile is... not a winning strategy.

High-G maneuvers are great for an in-close adversary moving relative to you. They don't do much against an adversary approaching at Mach 4. At that speed, while pulling 10G, you'll make less than a hundred foot change in your predicted position while the missile closes the last mile.

And keep in mind, the missile will be actively tracking you during this period.

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Re:AI slays top F-16 pilot in DARPA dogfight simulation by jamiek88 on Friday August 21, 2020 @07:23PM (#24239941)

And also will proximity detonate, it doesn’t even need to hit you.

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Re:AI slays top F-16 pilot in DARPA dogfight simulation by afrodc_ on Saturday August 22, 2020 @12:44AM (#24241609)

Thank you for being a voice of reason in all of this.

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Re:AI slays top F-16 pilot in DARPA dogfight simulation by jeffreyrogers on Friday August 21, 2020 @09:30PM (#24240811)

That's why I said "in theory".

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