F-15E

[Mobius]

Does anyone know if the WSO can fly the F-15E from the backseat?

Thanks

[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.

[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.

[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.

[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...........

[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.

[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.

[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.

[C]

[quote]Huh, that's interesting.

[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.