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Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet
- Reg: 166673 photos
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F151
- Airline: United States - US Navy (USN)
- Photo Date: Jul 15, 2006
- Uploaded: Jul 25, 2006
- Fairford Air Force Base - EGVA, United Kingdom
Some interesting things to notice ! Firstly, notice the opposite angles of the tail planes, the opposite angles of the outer trailing edge ailerons / flaps, and dissimilar angle also for inner ones. All the work of the fly-by-wire computer (thousands of commands per second) according to joystick movement by pilot. Secondly also note that while I am NOT taking away anything from the superb display by this aircraft, but this year, it was not only "unarmed" (clean configuration) but even the actual hardpoints are removed. Riat 06 display.
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Some interesting things to notice ! Firstly, notice the opposite angles of the tail planes, the opposite angles of the outer trailing edge ailerons / flaps, and dissimilar angle also for inner ones. All the work of the fly-by-wire computer (thousands of commands per second) according to joystick movement by pilot. Secondly also note that while I am NOT taking away anything from the superb display by this aircraft, but this year, it was not only "unarmed" (clean configuration) but even the actual hardpoints are removed. Riat 06 display.Camera
Canon 350D | Canon 100mm - 400mm L Show Exif data-
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- Reg: 166673 photos
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Aircraft:
Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet
- Airline: United States - US Navy (USN)
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Serial #:
F151
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Fairford Air Force Base - EGVA
- United Kingdom
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Excellent observations in your behalf sir!! True, the fly-by-wire computer is able to make "quick" adjustments that no human being is capable of, however I didn't realize "thousands per second!!" I'm guessing the faster computer wins the war!! Amazing technology and an amazing photo!!
Steve, if you're (and maybe others too) fascinated by the fly-by-wire computer sending out so many commands per second translating into so many number of tiny adjustments per second in the "moving parts" I'll give you another one to drive you nuts !! The Central Integrated Processors in the Electronically Scanned Array Radar of the F-22 Raptor, can undertake 700 million instructions per second with growth capacity (upgrade) to 2200 million instructions per second. Its signal processing capacity is 20 billion (no misprint !) per second increasing (with upgrades) to 50 billion. Ah ! I forgot to say that there 2 of these, not one, in each radar ! Now how's that to drive you bonkers ??!! Alan. (source of info - monthly magazine March 06 issue - I can provide name by email).
This interesting technology overwhelms me, but the two guys that would've "had a cow" over this would've been Orville and Wilbur Wright!!