http://www.avweb.com visited Edwards Air Force base and got a quick lesson in very high performance aircraft technology, design, and stability -- or the lack thereof. Experimental Test Pilot, Desmond Brophy makes simple the complicated factors involved in highly maneuverable fighter aircraft like the F-16 ... .
Video by Glenn Pew, http://www.glennpew.com
for http://www.avweb.com
@salman501 negative angel of the horizontal stabilizer that results in negative lift
erwinnes1 2 days ago
How is Centre of Pressure(centre of lift) kept in front of the CofG? Is it just by making the aircraft tail heavy?
salman501 4 months ago
"God-fearing" vs. "non-god-fearing." I love it. This was very helpful.
BadassMutha400 6 months ago
very cool
Winston2004 7 months ago
@DoubleGauss
Agreed!
drbackjack 9 months ago
Not once did the speaker stutter or go uhh.. and this without reading, something even our supposedly well spoken president can't do without a prompter. Nicely done.
DoubleGauss 9 months ago 2
This was very interesting, and actually explained the crash-prone behavior of some of my x-plane models (since for the life of me I couldnt' figure out what I was doing wrong before.)
DFX2K9 1 year ago
I want that job!! That's the coolest thing ever!
Many thanks to AVweb, Major "Deuce" and the USAF 416 SQN for the video!
9VARZ 2 years ago
very good stuff, keep em coming :)
blackvenom84 2 years ago
Yep - just agreeing with other posters - thanks avweb for putting these up - not forgetting the USAF in my thanks either.
hogey74 2 years ago