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F-15E
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Mon Mar 28, 2005 8:51 pmby Mobius
Does anyone know if the WSO can fly the F-15E from the backseat?
Thanks
Re: F-15E
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Mon Mar 28, 2005 9:19 pmby ChuckMajik
Yeah, I'd say the WSO can pilot the bird.
All the shots I've seen from the backseat have throttle and stick in place.
Would be pretty stupid if they hadn't designed it to be flown from both seats.
Re: F-15E
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Mon Mar 28, 2005 9:39 pmby Mobius
Yeah, I've seen that, but on similar things they use the same parts, like using the stick to move a target cursor or something, which is just why I was wondering. Thanks for the response though.
Re: F-15E
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Mon Mar 28, 2005 10:13 pmby Saratoga
Nope, F-15 is fully flyable and landable from both seats. Albeit the WSO doesn't have the best visibility, but it would be rather stupid to not allow him to fly. There is a complicated system for deciding who gets control when. But yes, fully pilotable from both seats.
Re: F-15E
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Tue Mar 29, 2005 12:24 amby Mobius
Awsome, so if the Air Force doesn't let me be a pilot, but they do let me be a WSO, I can try to convince the pilot to trade jobs with me without telling anyone. Excellent...........
Re: F-15E
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Tue Mar 29, 2005 11:47 amby C
[quote]Yeah, I've seen that, but on similar things they use the same parts, like using the stick to move a target cursor or something, which is just why I was wondering.
Re: F-15E
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Wed Mar 30, 2005 9:26 pmby Saratoga
The hand controls are located on the far right side of the cockpit. They aren't the flight controls sadly. I do some of the F-15s had the rear set ripped out, but they scrapped the idea when I was still in the T-38.
Re: F-15E
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Thu Mar 31, 2005 7:10 pmby Boss_BlueAngels
Huh, that's interesting. For Super Hornets (F of course) they're only sigle stickers. The only time they install the second set of controls is for training, otherwise, the guy in the back gets to play around with all of the targeting/other info.
Re: F-15E
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Fri Apr 01, 2005 10:50 amby C
[quote]Huh, that's interesting.
Re: F-15E
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Sun Apr 03, 2005 12:48 pmby Saratoga
Well the Super Hornets are a lot newer. I guess they figured (finally) that if they weren't training and for some reason the pilot couldn't fly, it would be best to just punch out. I do believe the WSO on the F-18F has autopilot control though, I know they have F/D control.