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Originally Posted by SUBMAN1
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Originally Posted by goldorak
Yes but what happens if the computer goes caput on unstable aircrafts ?
Can the pilot still bring the plane down safely ? :hmm:
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No. You are going down. If this happened anyway, the plane is probably full of bullet holes and can't fly worth a damn anyway.
That is also why there are 3 computers. Its a majority rules situation too, so if two agree and one doesn't, majority rules and the plane flies with the data from the two only. If all 3 disagree, then the lead computer is chosen, and you better damn well hope its right! You can fly with only one computer by the way in case 2 get shot out.
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Actually as far as I know, not only would the pilot lose control over the aircraft, but the airframe would disintegrate within moments of this happening unless it happened at very low speed. I think the consequences of this sort of (theoretical?) failure are supposed to be very violent for the F-16.
Hey, do you know if said failure ever actually happened? I don't think it has... I've heard rumors here and there that a couple of F-16 accidents were related to this, but I never saw any official confirmation that the system ever failed.
And think of the hundreds of thousands of flight hours that all the F-16s have between them! Unstable planes are a very very good thing, performance wise, in my view :hmm: