F-22 will never be produced again...or will it? Sorta, with a twist.

[Basher54321]

I dont see F-16A's doing the same Edge of Evelope/Out of Control Stall Maneuvers that the F-18F's do at RIAT.

 

The Core was there, but not the sophistication in the coding, equations or control surfaces.

 

You wont see brand new F-16s doing that even if they are running super computers because you can only go so far with that before hitting physical limitations.

They may have had less available resource in 1978 but when they implemented the digital FLCS at block 40 it was essentially a digital version of the analogue one in the Block 1. No doubt Block 60 could have a variety of changes - it can possibly even rock itself out of a deep stall (but note it still cant prevent itself getting there!). The only way to do that high AoA stuff is to stick MATV on it.

 

F-22 can perform the high Alpha stuff quicker then F-35 according to Jon Beesley - basically the TV gives it better control authority at very slow speeds. The exception to this might be slow speed Yaw rate - where the F-22 only has Pitch TV. In the leaked test report IIRC the pilot seemed to think it was quicker to yaw rather than use pitch in some cases.

Edited March 20, 2016 by Basher54321

[zkydash8]

I'm sure that it's been mentioned somewhere around here before, but have y'all seen the proposed update of the F-15 from Boeing? http://www.popularmechanics.com/military/weapons/a17395/boeing-unveils-a-missile-slinging-version-of-the-f-15-eagle/