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I wanted to make a joke how Sopwith [0] enemy fighters were already good in the 80s but this is kinda terrifying. Why are they trying to retrofit an F16, a who
by tra3 2y ago
I wanted to make a joke how Sopwith [0] enemy fighters were already good in the 80s but this is kinda terrifying.
Why are they trying to retrofit an F16, a whole new platform without human-required accommodations would make more sense..
[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sopwith_(video_game) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sopwith_(video_game)
- 0x457 2y agoDo you know how much time passes between "let's make a whole new platform without human-required accommodations" to an even an aerodynamic model? Not even talking about the first flight.
- T-A 2y ago> Why are they trying to retrofit an F16 Because there are lots of them, As of 2023, it is the world's most common fixed-wing aircraft in military service, with 2145 F-16s operational. [1] and several countries are phasing them out in favor of the F35. Pilot training is a slow and expensive affair (ask Ukraine), so it makes sense to concentrate scarce resources on the top model - unless the legacy one can fly itself. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Dynamics_F-16_Fighting_Falcon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Dynamics_F-16_Fighting...
- foxyv 2y agoIf you have a bunch of cars sitting in your garage and you want to test your auto-driving software, you don't start by building a car. Simple as that.