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This is a very interesting thought. So much effort goes into the Human Factors of fighter planes (they started the field after all), that it'd be super interest
by euyyn 10y ago
This is a very interesting thought. So much effort goes into the Human Factors of fighter planes (they started the field after all), that it'd be super interesting to see what a "fighter drone" looks like.
- bathMarm0t 10y agoYou've surely seen this? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_X-45 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_X-45 Very stealthy (no bucket/glass where the pilot has to sit). Huge amounts of lift available for high G maneuvers. Infinite air-time given a re-supply tanker is in the area.
- vlehto 10y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surface-to-air_missile https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surface-to-air_missile I know the train of thought. Once I spent hour thinking of "design dirt" that sticks to machine parts and protects them from real dirt and oxidation. Then it occurred to me that it's called "paint".