Thanks, Gibran! 🤩

Well I am glad the show can help connect you with your late father, never expected that. Thanks for sharing.

Indeed.

I assume you mean the politics stuff--thanks.

@@FighterPilotPodcast yep yep ! be safe sir

Yes, I covered that in one of our trailer breakdowns: the joint helmet mounted cueing system only comes in tinted visors, which would not be conducive to seeing actors’ faces.

Let’s face it….. The JHMCS ISN’T exactly photogenic. Functional ?: Yes Futuristic?: Yes Vaguely insectoid?: You betcha Hollywood good looks?: Not so much

@@FighterPilotPodcast gotcha! Thanks

@@benjaminperez7328 oh for sure haha

Interesting. 🧐

@@FighterPilotPodcast He talks about EHAs at 1:00:25 on F-35. On F-16, if mx personnel discover one of the hydraulic actuators on an elevon is faulty, it's a long process to replace and re-calibrate. They have to drain the hydraulic fluid from the redundant lines, disconnect the hydraulic couplings to the actuator, unfasten the linkages, unfasten the mounting points and connections, then remove the actuator. Re-install in reverse order, purge and re-fill the hydraulic lines, pressurize the lines, top-off the lines, then calibrate and index the control surface with the actuator position relative to the CLAWs in the DFLCS. On F-35, if the EHA needs replacement, all its fluids are self-contained. You remove the fasteners, pull the unit, re-intall the replacement EHA, which the DFLCS auto-recalibrates, done. This is one reason why even the most complex STOVL JSF-B variant has roughly half the MMH/FH of the F-16, and the Viper has been the gold standard in Radar-equipped single engine fighter maintainability over the past 45 years. F-35A MMHPFH has been 4.1-5.9hrs, depending on year. F-35B is 6-9hrs F-35C 5.9-9hrs F-16: 11-14hrs, not including ECM, FLIR, HTS pods

This is correct but it goes farther. Pilots can easily be trained to handle a change like this. Which was due to more powerful engines, that were larger diameter and had their thrust axis even lower than the CG than original. Boeing was concerned the FAA would require an entirely new type-certificate. Which is a multi-billion dollar proposal, for an already established and near retirement airframe. The type-certificate specifies the stability and control perameters of any given aircraft type. Because Boeing determined their modification probably wouldn't meet that criteria and would botch the whole program, they opted to hide the issue with new control-laws and systems. But because it was "secret" what they were doing to work around burdensome requirements, they did not have the resources of the whole company involved. So, it that departments infinite wisdom, they granted a non-redundant and failure prone AoA vane sensor the authority to apply nose down input against what the pilot was attempting to do.

@@TheJustinJ Yes, the training for pilots is relatively straight forward, but if not for MCAS, Boeing was faced with the new aircraft having a new type designation from the FAA. This would have meant additional testing and approvals before the aircraft could enter service. It would have been expensive for the airlines to send the pilots for type training on the new aircraft. Boeing wanted to avoid this and the ensuing delays as it would decrease the attractiveness of the new aircraft to the airlines and made the Airbus competition more competitive.

The flyers were likely added in post production and the technology was probably not good enough for that in the mid 80s.

We are supposed to simply take your assertion on faith then?

Analog is extremely limited as it relies on the human operator to control, supply motor effort, and maximize performance throughout the envelope. No matter weapon or fuel stores including asymmetry. Quadruple redundant fly-by-wire is the gold standard and has been for over 50 years. Even the newest commercial airliners and even corporate jets utilize these systems to great effect. But these old Harley guys cant figure out why anyone would want a fuel injector and ECM over a carburetor and magneto. And they are happy as clams topping out at 107mph getting barely 28mpg when not overheating in traffic.

@@TheJustinJ harley riders aren't going to come up against 6th gen weaponry.... I didn't want to say your fly by wire could be turned into a big rock really quickly but now that I've said it I hope you get it now. You want to be impervious to the electron beam... And the only reason you need fly by wire in the first place is because they make the birds unflyable in the first place chasing pointless envolopes when no human can sustain 10g's. Analog controls with state of the art offensive and defensive ordinance.

Studying Aerospace Engineering here, excited to learn more about the subject!

Dems and Repubs both fund the military, both have congress members who select generals and admirals, both sides vote on military sending bills, and both elect commander in chiefs, and both serve in the military, and each have property and values that are protected by the military. Both sides enjoy freedom. The left weights 1A speech that the right seems to dislike. The right supports 2A guns, the left dislikes. At the end of the day, open your eyes. Its not one or the other. In fact, both sides are wrong in some areas. Such as supporting the draft and refusing to outlaw it. What is the point of fighting for freedom if you are not even free to not fight? Smh. Its the antithesis of American values and the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. I don't understand partisanship when it comes to Military. It doesn't make sense. Both sides need a come to jesus about what this country stood for and should stand for. Liberty and Justice for all.

AKA engines turn or people swim