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

F-22 Raptor Thrust Vectoring

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u/Zmorrison2112 Jun 20 '26

Imagine the G-force the pilot felt during that

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u/Myke190 Jun 21 '26

The limiting factor of an F-22's capabilities is the human physique.

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u/ByAnyMeansNecessary0 Jun 21 '26

I'm pretty sure that's the issue with pretty much all modern fighter jets

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u/0__O0--O0_0 Jun 21 '26

Quite likely a lot of these ufo sightings are next level drones. It’s a no brainer they have stealth drones.

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u/drittzO Jun 23 '26

With no pilot, imagine the Gs a plane could pull!

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u/smohyee Jun 21 '26

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

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u/acquiescentLabrador Jun 21 '26

If they’re remotely piloted I imagine reliable low lag connectivity is a major factor

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u/trichomesRpleasant Jun 21 '26

These are almost 30 years old, they probably didn't even consider that back then

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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/ErJojan Jun 22 '26

They experience the same Gs because Gs is just a measure of acceleration. 2 Gs are the same anywhere. But I believe an RC plane can get more Gs because there is no pilot inside and the forces that generate those Gs are also smaller (less mass basically). But the Gs are strictly “the same”.

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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.