On Thu, 26 May 2011 12:40:46 +0200, Erik wrote in message <1306406446.1743.1.camel@Raptor>:
> On Thu, 2011-05-26 at 10:52 +0200, Arnt Karlsen wrote: > > On Thu, 26 May 2011 08:57:18 +0200, Erik wrote in message > > <1306393038.2534.1.camel@Raptor>: > > > > > On Wed, 2011-05-25 at 15:51 -0700, Hal V. Engel wrote: > > > > * 5: FDM models out of normal flight envelope > > > > characterisics IE. stalls, spins and compressibility/transonic > > > > effects (if the aircraft can reach transonic speeds). > > > > > > Darn, I did go to great lengths to develop a flight computer > > > > ..can it crash|bluescreen|"departure" like the real one did > > in a few cases? > > Neh that was the F-22 :-) ..we (RNoAF) lost a few F-16's in the late 1980ies thru 1990ies, at least one fatal "departure" and one that got out in time. ..another 2 has been downed by canopy bird strikes, tough but un-notable birds up here. ;o) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Dynamics_F-16_Fighting_Falcon ..googling, I also found these reports on NASA's AFTI F-16 experiment: http://www.nasa.gov/centers/dryden/pdf/87955main_H-1206.pdf http://www.nasa.gov/centers/dryden/pdf/87970main_H-1213.pdf http://www.csl.sri.com/users/rushby/anomalies.html http://www.cds.caltech.edu/~tamas/files/CEP05KevBal_web.pdf > > to prevent these conditions for the F-16.. :-) > > > > ..a _very_ small number of men survived because they were able > > to get at least one of their hands off the stick or throttle > > and onto that black and yellow ejection handle. _Hard_ to do > > in a F-16 going low and fast into a tumble. > > For those who didn't know, the F-16 has angle of attack and G limiters > to always be able to control the aircraft. This sometimes works > against the pilot but in most cases it saves some lives. ..the F-16 is statically unstable and needs to be flown by computers which 1; slaps it around to keep the plane inside its flight envelope, and 2; responds to the pilot's stick etc input on "where do we want to go today." Crash those flight control computers, and "wild ride" gets a new meaning. ;o) -- ..med vennlig hilsen = with Kind Regards from Arnt Karlsen ...with a number of polar bear hunters in his ancestry... Scenarios always come in sets of three: best case, worst case, and just in case. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ vRanger cuts backup time in half-while increasing security. With the market-leading solution for virtual backup and recovery, you get blazing-fast, flexible, and affordable data protection. Download your free trial now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/quest-d2dcopy1 _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list Flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-devel
