Re:AI slays top F-16 pilot in DARPA dogfight simulation
by taneq on Friday August 21, 2020 @10:45PM
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Bigger fighters definitely still have a place, but I'm not sure manned ones do. Imagine a dogfight between a manned fighter jet with a maximum G limit of 15G and an AI fighter jet with a limit of 30G - it won't even be close.
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Re:AI slays top F-16 pilot in DARPA dogfight simulation
by nradov on Sunday August 23, 2020 @09:17AM
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It isn't feasible to design an AI fighter jet with a limit of 30G. The airframe necessary to handle that strain would be way too heavy, seriously limiting the fuel load. And how would you avoid compressor stall in a 30G turn?
Dogfights no longer occur anyway. What matters is early detection.
Re:AI slays top F-16 pilot in DARPA dogfight simulation
by dodobirdlord on Saturday August 22, 2020 @01:52PM
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To add another response, (a) dogfighting is not something 5th+ gen fighters need to be good at and (b) no fighter is ever going to tolerate 30G in anything except maybe a straight line. Fighters are big and have big shear stresses and would tear apart long before then.
Re:AI slays top F-16 pilot in DARPA dogfight simulation
by dodobirdlord on Saturday August 22, 2020 @04:59AM
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I said AI-piloted in the first sentence.