F22 vs RPV's Re: [MilCom] REPOST F/A 22 Raptor Flyover Daytona 500

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From: "Ken" <rfinder1 at verizon.net>
To: <milcom at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, February 20, 2006 6:55 AM
Subject: F22 vs RPV's Re: [MilCom] REPOST F/A 22 Raptor Flyover Daytona 500


> Actually in the future the TBirds will probably be remotely piloted 
> vehicles flown by some slightly overweight
> 20 year olds, that played video games their entire lives prior to entering 
> the Air Force.  There won't be any radio
> comms since the "pilots" will all be hooked up via a local area network on 
> the ground.
> Might even bring some big screens set up so that folks can watch them 
> control the aircraft.  OR perhaps the entire routine will be 
> "preprogrammed" Most fighter & bomber missions can now be flown by 
> pilotless (less costly) aircraft that can be engineered without 
> constraints to the human physiological factors of flight!!!  Basically the 
> pilot mafia is trying to
> continue this fallacy that we need all these pilots & are unwilling to 
> even consider that the kid who played video games
> since he/she was 4 years old might actually be a very good pilot, at a 
> significantly lower training & retention cost (e.g. they all would be 
> Flight Warrant Officers).
>
> It's unclear as to how transport aircraft will be affected but the 
> possibility of positive landing control during
> any weather conditions is another project that continues to be worked. 
> Personally I don't think I would want
> to get on a transport type aircraft that didn't have a flight crew but was 
> only controlled via radio links!!!!
>
> The big "IF" with RPV's though is what if there's other non RPV traffic in 
> the airspace.  What type of sensors are
> there in the aircraft to avoid hitting the other aircraft.   Other uses of 
> RPV's will include recon as well as a local
> tactical radio communications repeater....
>
> The next 20-30 years should prove very interesting!
>
> Ken
>

    If we're gonna have Bog Screen TV's, let's at least have a few to show 
the perspective from where the pilot "used" to sit...
Paul N5XMV 



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