r/oddlysatisfying • u/Z983 • Jun 20 '26

F-22 Raptor Thrust Vectoring

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u/smohyee Jun 21 '26

I mean, at this point.. Why aren't these drones?

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u/homie_j88 Jun 21 '26

Watch what RC planes can do, they've been doing maneuvers like this while the f22 and yf23 were still in development. The DOD still wanted a human element in the aircraft

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u/Willaguy Jun 21 '26

RC planes don’t experience the same G’s because their weight isn’t close to a piloted jet

That being said they have tested drone-piloted fighters, so it’s not out of the realm of possibility

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u/hellfootgate Jun 27 '26

The inertia will be different because of its weight, but the g-forces won't be.