“A remarkable level of automation”: lecture by the US Air Force pilot on piloting the F-22
The American media published material on the lecture of the test pilot, fifth-generation F-22 Raptor fighter squadron commander Lt. Col. Randy Gordon. The lecture was given to students of the Private Pilot Ground School at the Massachusetts University of Technology in 2019.
The American pilot talks about the features of piloting an F-22 fighter, noting that the airborne systems of the fighter do everything to minimize the load on the pilot even when performing complex figures in the air.
Randy Gordon, whose lecture in the US media was called very accessible even for those who are superficially familiar with the new generation fighters and their capabilities:
It is noted that the method of "reduced sensitivity" is used to reduce the negative effect of accidental touches. For example, the control joystick has a “clearance” of reaction of approximately 1 cm - with a smaller deviation of the flight control system, they will not react to the actions of the pilot. For the first time, such an approach in the US Air Force decided to apply on F-16 fighters.
US Air Force Lt. Col. Randy Gordon says the F-22 has “a great level of automation.”
American officer:
A test pilot tells the audience about how the F-22 compensates for movement when dropped. aviation ammunition with the JDAM system. Randy Gordon explains that the F-22 uses an automatic fuel bias principle to counteract the shift in the center of gravity of the airplane-drop bomb system. The test pilot says that the pilot does not control this process, and the fuel is pumped in the required volumes in the tanks to compensate for the shift in the center of gravity.
The video notes the automation of the course during refueling in the air (all the same talk about maintaining the necessary speed):
Randy Gordon talks about how the automated system itself prepares the plane for departure. It also facilitates the work of the pilot at the moment when the F-22 begins to approach.
The full version of the lecture in English:
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