To help pilots cope with the airplane’s 9-G capability, the seat reclined 30 degrees, and the side-mounted control stick had a rest to support the pilot’s arm when it weighed many times normal. What the YF-16 had that was all its own was an unstable, and therefore highly maneuverable, airframe that could withstand 9 Gs and, to manage its fly-by-wire flight control system, four computers, without which the airplane could not have maintained controlled flight. It picked up existing components from other aircraft, including landing gear tires from a Convair B-58 bomber.
One of two entries in the Air Force’s Lightweight Fighter (LWF) technology demonstration program (the other was the Northrop YF-17), the YF-16 used Pratt & Whitney F100 engines from the McDonnell Douglas F-15. He concluded that it “resulted from flying an antiquated flight test technique that didn’t work for a fly-by-wire system.” It would be one of many lessons taught by the new arrival.Ī bulked-up United Arab Emirates F-16E alights at Red Flag exercises in Nevada in 2009. Retired Colonel Bob Ettinger, a YF-16 test pilot, was assigned to investigate the cause of the incident.
The short flight and landing were uneventful, no one got fired, and General Dynamics scheduled the first official flight for February 2. The test director, retired Colonel Jim Rider, remembers being “up in the control tower, watching my career go down the tubes.” After struggling with the aircraft, Oestricher decided it would be safer to take off. The YF-16 oscillated wildly, banging the right elevator on the runway.
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The simulator Oestricher had flown didn’t adequately portray the stick forces, so he hadn’t learned to judge how much aileron he was commanding. Instead, it measured the pressures exerted by the pilot’s hand and relayed that data, via electronic sensors, to hydraulic actuators in a newfangled fly-by-wire control system. However, in response to the pilot’s input, the control stick in the YF-16, mounted on the right instead of the customary center, didn’t actually move.
Each clip was judged by three criteria, Difficulty, Originality and Creativity.On January 20, 1974, during a high-speed taxi test, General Dynamics test pilot Phil Oestricher applied what he thought were small control-stick inputs in the standard method used to check the airplane’s roll response. Videos had to be captured by entrants, be no more than two minutes long and meet a number of criteria, such as use of the grappling hook, parachute, at least one vehicle and have one explosion – the catch? Rico must survive to the very end of the video. Take a look at the link above for some pictures of the check presentation! After judging the competition the Just Cause 2 team had this to say about the winning video: An incredible demonstration of precision flying and rock solid nerves, amazing! - Chris Dillon, Producer- Just Cause 2 "We had a lot of really great entries to the competition, but this one really stood out - it surprised us, looked very cool and showed some genuine skill" - Just Cause 2 Team "I've seen some impressive stunts from the JC2 community since release, but never anything like this - flying a plane through a casino? That takes balls" - Mike Oldman, Community Manager - Just Cause 2 The winning video had to compete against a number of talented gamers who pushed the limits of what the game and their skills could handle. The winner, Daniel Steinberg, of Saint Louis Park, MN, was presented his prize on October 6, 2010. The video titled Casino Fly-Thru, features Rico handling a subsonic jet while navigating through the Casino walkway, under a bridge and finishes off with a leap of faith, plane crash, rocket bonanza! Today, we unveil the video that topped them all to take the ultimate prize – a check for $10,000 cash. Many a brave soul stepped up to the challenge, but in the end there can be only one. The task was to create the most death-defying, difficult stunts in-game and post their videos for judgment. Minneapolis, MN - Back in March of this year, the call was put out for the most daring, courageous and possibly insane Just Cause 2 fans to put their skills to the test.
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