Question regarding trim

[sirrah]

Purely out of interest (no complaint or rant whatsoever), I've been wondering about this for a while now:

 

The F-16 was/is, amongst other features, famous for its exquisite flight control computer. The way the (D)FLCC is capable of keeping the aircraft controllable even during the most extraordinary aerodynamic situations, comes close to wizardry.

So how come, that a system so advanced does not auto-trim the aircraft when for instance ordnance is dropped, or when it has asymetric loadout (e.g. TGP).

Was this intentional design for some reason? Or was it simply not worth the programming? Or am I overestimating the potential power of the FLCC?

Anyone any idea about this?

 

Again, I at all don't mind trimming the Viper manually myself (super easy anyways). Just curious about this.

Edited September 21, 2024 by sirrah

[rob10]

Can't find the thread right off, but this did get discussed fairly extensively in the last year or so.

[sirrah]

14 minutes ago, rob10 said:

Can't find the thread right off, but this did get discussed fairly extensively in the last year or so.

Ah ok, I did also search but didn't find an answer (admittedly, I'm not good with the forum search )

[VarZat]

The FLCS in the F-16 only auto trims in pitch, but does not in roll.

[rob10]

I shoulda just used Google in the 1st place.  Search in the forums isn't great.