Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Stealth Fighter Cockpit Demonstrator Hands-On

[@antonleimbach648]

The software that combines radar returns with that display is phenomenal. I’ve stared at a few radar displays while I was in the navy and never saw anything that impressive. I love the F35, it’s an amazing aircraft.

[@riccardoperini4737]

“Alexa...” “Lock on that su-27!”

[@lordking8894]

"Siri, could you target on that Su-35 for me?"

[@Jeremiah-mj9kw]

"Hey Cortana, please drop one of my 250lb dumb bombs onto that Taliban terrorist base there."

[@Nitrovoice0120]

OK google, Destroy that J20

[@TheTaylorhorton]

This thread is gold.

[@Jeremiah-mj9kw]

@@TheTaylorhorton Platinum.

[@phased-arraych.9150]

The new interface, radar, and avionics suite the F-35 has makes completing missions and shooting down aircraft as easy as playing a video game. Just select your target, select the appropriate weapon, release, and watch for the effect.

[@Jason.W.]

Agreed. I like your reply :) F22/F35's uniquely superior component is the avionics. It is naturally more complicated to manage all the extra inputs. Can't wait to see how they improve it in the next iteration.

[@steventhacker350]

The F22s replacement is what I can't wait to see. If it's good enough to replace the 22 it's going to be a scary scary world for any jet in the sky trying to go toe to toe with it!!

[@buzzshocker1069]

All fun and games Until in the middle of a Dogfight you see a 30 seconds unskipable ad.

[@RocketPropelledGuy]

For my own amusement I maintain a word document that is exclusively filled with a very rare events: The legendary good youtube comment. This one has now been added.

[@Flashblade]

But can I sync it with iTunes?

[@srinitaaigaura]

+Justin DeMatteo They use ipads in jets I've heard.

[@seanixt]

You must first authorize the computer/radar, then you can start to synch with iTunes.

[@ASPEDBUSDRIVER1]

No but you can sync iranian oil rigs

[@cmj199318]

Justin DeMatteo with that level of risk and g’s you’re pulling. ITunes is the last thing you worry about.

[@amimw2101]

😂😂😂

[@MicheleFerrariAX]

say what you will about the f35, but this is awesome

[@mohamadrezaehteshami6209]

ferrarone i really didn't like this plane but this cockpit view change my mind. It's pure damn tech.

[@bekeneel]

Offcourse it is, and for that kind of money, it should be, lol...

[@mersyndol]

This is the future! F35/F22 ;) Really great jets!!

[@metalnat27]

This fighter jet isn't use a whole lot in the military though. And that is mainly because of how much feul it tends to burn. It just burns far too much feuls for the military capabilities. So they're still sticking with the F-18 mostly for now. Also the loadout isn't sophisticated as the F-18. I could be wrong on that but from what I've seen, F-18 has a superior loadout. Which us extremely crucial in wars.

[@christopherjohnston976]

metalnat27 soooooo wrong

[@hugoenoki]

Siri, destroy that SU-35!! OK, deploying bomb on street south 35.

[@ArkEsoteric]

I think I learned enough... I'm ready to give it a test flight

[@alexandercarder2281]

Exactly what I was thinking. I studied software design at uni and would take me an hour to master that software. Hey shall we apply together 😃😃😃

[@mode3763]

*crashes at the end of the runway*

[@yt_bharat]

Are u absolutely Aladeen?

[@bonkersblock]

I wonder if you can scroll on bangbros on that panel?

[@Nine-TailedFox4]

Erik Stronghold ikr

[@jdord4838]

Simply say..Yeshua, Lord Jesus Christ, forgive me of my sins, wash me clean. I accept you as saviour, restore my life, help me. I believe you rose from the dead.

[@alexandercarder2281]

Erik Bangbros has a stronghold over you and you need to hang up the hotdog 🌭 for a while. Maybe try 2 weeks to get the ball rolling and then edge closer till you get to 3 weeks. It’s a start bro and bang for your buck bro

[@doncoyote3771]

Wow, I've never seen this before. I'm impressed. I wish I had something like this in my car.

[@majorborngusfluunduch8694]

Just wait a decade or two. That's the way it tends to be. Military develops something, and then some time in the future it gets adapted for civilian use. That's how we got GPS.

[@erentar2002]

Tesla.

[@Ken-no5ip]

You do now, almost all new cars come out with a screen

[@B.D.B.]

Honestly looking at an F35 cockpit compared to older gen fighter jets, it looks like it was designed so you could teach someone to fly the plane in a couple of hours.

[@aaron8862006]

Depends on the operational requirement. In a heated situation, ideally they've got things set up like they want em, and then many of the functions can be accessed with their hands on the throttle and stick (cursor, mode select, etc.) Some of the smaller touch functions are too fiddly for a physically demanding combat environment, but the "portal" hot-swap functionality is clearly designed to be easy to do in a combat environment.. Nifty.

[@JBeachill]

This makes me proud of to be a finnish reservist soldier! 🇫🇮✨🇺🇸 😊👍🏻

[@comedycord123]

coming to a store near you, the new iPlane.

[@everythingUTrealestate]

Engine and wings sold separately

[@Thewiruz1]

You have to use an Ifuel station in the Iair

[@Navoii.]

Fuselage sold separately

[@xa-xii4865]

You need a dongle to refuel (sold separately)

[@hb1338]

Guaranteed against failure for 1 week.

[@therocinante3443]

Jesus.... After all this time learning jets in DCS, I can truly say - this thing must be the deadliest fighter ever made.

[@relaxwithgriffin5393]

Just as DCS F-18 has components that cannot be created (due to secrecy of said component), a DCS F-35 full-fidelity module could do the same - the majority of what we can see from this video would not fall under that rule, surely?

[@D2DOPAMINE]

this seems so fucking fun to fly in DCS, they need to get this out. But probably won't because of the classified stuff.. Seems also alot easier to fly than my F16.. I mean damn everything is infront of you with easy menus..

[@DigitalImageWorksVFX]

I agree, truly next generation of situational awareness!

[@steventhacker350]

Not even close.... the F22 ragdolls the 35 in a dogfight. Hell... the F16 would hang with it in a dogfight if the stealth wasn't on the 35s side. A f15 would be a step down from the 22, but still would make the 35 look stupid in a dogfight, minus the stealth aspect. If the 15 or the 16 was in eyesight they both would down the 35... quite possibly fairly easily. The 35 will be used as a mobile command center for 6th Gen jets that will be A.I. flown is my guess.

[@therocinante3443]

@@steventhacker350 the thing is, you can't "minus" the stealth. Those aircraft are stealth.

[@Icy_vixen]

Who is here after the F-35 being revealed for DCS World?

[@ED-988]

DCS trailer brought me here.

[@Mrsavaga21]

Hahaha me my investigation of how they can make the plane

[@justin60222]

Holy shit these flight controls are amazing.

[@Thewiruz1]

Looks sad to me!. New app generation people love it sure. Touchscreen in a fighter jet haha

[@unfixedcarp8039]

@@Thewiruz1 Really? Shut the fuck up boomer. It's not a case of the "app generation" liking it. It is fast, effective, displays information well, customizable for each pilot and mission. There is so much you can do with it. Your "Back in my day" speech doesn't work here because this is far more effective. Sad!

[@jedimindtrix2142]

@@unfixedcarp8039 No reason to be angry man. It may be very different from what he's used to. To be honest touch screen in a fighter is dangerous in a way. If anything happens where you lose those screens it's game over. There is an advantage as to switch based cockpits. However I would rather use this as I think ultimately this benefit outweighs any risk.

[@RocketDragons]

It's now 2019. I've been playing Elite: Dangerous again for a couple of months. This fighter jet feels almost as advanced as a fictional video game spaceship. More so, in some ways.

[@SemperFido9915]

Wow! I am impressed. And this is just the stuff that's declassified. I can only imagine what some of our black programs look like. Gen VI fighter? Or AI unmanned?

[@andrewhaley6932]

SemperFido9915 Well we already have some drones that can drop bombs and do reconnaissance missions and the QF-16 which is a normal F-16 turned into a drone so I would guess that we are building something revolutionary since all this is declassified]

[@jakehayes1998]

Andrew Haley drones will be in the future but not the future manned airrft will still be there...

[@andrewhaley6932]

Jake Hayes We will still need manned aircraft and pilots but slowly but surely drones will start doing more and more things.

[@jakehayes1998]

Yes we do need manned aircraft always do plus you will probably find pilots want to have one. And yes drones will do more thing but they will never replace a manned fighter and certainly not helis or cargo since there is no need for drones in that kinda department really. Besides manned aircraft could possibly be used to control drones and even drones won't be fully autonomous!

[@thetecno5800]

Potato Cow So your saying that you don’t think the US government is hiding anything?

[@oldpain7625]

This is best demo of F-35 systems I've ever seen. I wonder how different this is from the real thing. I imagine classified stuff stays classified.

[@SimDeck]

Great stuff. So glad the Royal Navy have purchased this amazing bit of kit. Can't wait to see them flying over here. I live in a place where they train and fly low level. Otherwise know as heaven.

[@saucejohnson9862]

They're so loud your chest is going to be shaking.

[@oddjobkia]

Sim Deck Mack loop.. only an hour away for me

[@alphajnitro0072]

Literally every military figure of leadership that pertains to the F35: "Remember opsec guys! No photos of the air craft" Lockheed Martin: (this video)

[@captaincoleslaw174]

I know right? This was uploaded in 2012, holy cow.

[@buzzfightbeer8023]

They aren't showing anything that was not already publicly available. The things they really care to keep top secret are its weapons' various minimum/maximum effective ranges, actual top speed and altitude ceiling, climb rate, RADAR cross-section size, RADAR design and ranges, etc. The pilot interfaces are not that big of a deal. If anything, they want this stuff out there so the enemy can be intimidated by how advanced it is.

[@jedimindtrix2142]

@@buzzfightbeer8023 Exactly. All the physical factors that would make the plane targetable. Cockpits are always the fun parts anyways. Be a shame not to show them! I can only imagine what the inside of our hyper secret craft look like.

[@andrewchance9758]

I fly on the KC135 and this is insane seeing that type of cockpit.

[@MrVibes-tj3ie]

This craft is literally decked out in every way possible!!! Its awesome.

[@razblasty8178]

8 million lines of computer code that 4x more than the F-22 computer.

[@justin60222]

Starting at 98 million per unit without an engine you better hope so.

[@scarecrow_9895]

What a brutal machine. Props from a DCS pilot. I wish this was a DCS aircraft, it would be a blast.

[@xantiom]

It would be boring, it would be like cheating with wall hacks and aimbots... Never a dogfight, just get them into your radar, click click, bombs away, return to base. The F35 is too OP.

[@FXWorldBeater]

Each pilot can have a preset layout too. They just jump in any F-35, punch in their ID and it sets itself to their favorite layout. I remember reading that they can select different preset layouts as well. So no need to dick around with the individual panels at all.

[@therocinante3443]

What's also cool is they're upgrading the F-18 to have these cockpits. Sweet stuff!

[@bgbear4668]

no they are not

[@solinvictus2045]

Source ?

[@i_are_penguin805]

i find this really cool because this is almost exactly how the screen works in vtol vr obviously its simplified but the core functions of the display are the same its actually really cool

[@doramason]

but can it run crysis?

[@spybreak23]

Oh my god I want a high fidelity flight sim of this thing. Pretty please.

[@hudsonr.218]

I wish this was a thing in DCS. MFD's are out of fashion.

[@hudsonr.218]

@@nickpatton3188 Watch growling sidewinder's videos on the F-22 mod in DCS. Granted its not 100% realistic because its a mod, but there is no way to win against that thing. It is a beast. F-35 probably has even better stealth.

[@nasseralkhelaifi1853]

There’s a f35 on microsoft flight simulator. Tactical displays are not emulated, but it gives you a good interpretation of what the human system interface can look like in a sim

[@mondomando3393]

@@hudsonr.218 Oh how the times change! F-35 just announced for DCS. We'll see how they handle it.

[@2jzandys444]

so badass. I was lucky enough to see several f35s take off and land at Luke AFB

[@carolannpacificadam1944]

Same here at Elgin..saw one up close when they first had one land its just amazing 😊

[@blu6089]

Wow, it's very impressive, the F 35 were equipped with very modern tech, very complicated without being trained and learn everything about F 35 cockpit

[@punkindonutguy]

I think it's probably an easier learning curve than learning the weapon systems of 4th gen fighters.

[@mba2808]

Does F-15EX single screen works the same?

[@danmang923]

@3:15 on the second screen is that a satellite view of the target because it’s looking directly down?

[@bigredc222]

What impressed me the most is, it can see what the airfield looks like from 20 miles away.

[@sabino_rc]

Google earth maybe?😂😂jk idk but it's not that hard

[@murilomurakame]

And to think that just over a year ago this fantastic aircraft would be arriving for the DCS, and for a little over 30k the project was not funded and the producer did not want to try again. A pity and great loss to the community of DCS. Hopefully in the near future the project can be reassessed and come to the simulator again.

[@Redbanano]

I would kill to get the fantastic f-35 to dcs world

[@VitorMoura]

Marcus Hope DCS >>>>>>>>> ALL

[@Dennree99]

In all honesty, i'd rather have the good old F-16 where not every little shit is top classified and you'd only get 10% of the systems anyway in DCS...it's too complex even in the real world it seems

[@theeltea]

Did you honestly expected this to be properly modelled in DCS? FFS, they should just model the F-16 Bl. 50 and this would make my day.

[@Whiplash-mp6ke]

@@theeltea lol they are now

[@HamzaHGreen]

The F-35′s X-Ray Vision Is The Future Of Naval (And All Other) Warfare

[@firstlast9731]

Simply an awesome piece of technology.

[@Robin-ic7sy]

love it! just ordered one from AliExpress for $99 mailing fee included

[@TheCommaA]

Yes but can I connect my phone with Bluetooth? I need a way to play "Danger Zone" in flight!

[@AviationNut]

This is 5th gen aircraft and it's mind blowing the technology it's got. The crazy thing is the US is now working on a 6th generation aircraft, I can't even imagine what the technology is gone be like on the 6th gen aircraft. People can talk crap all they want about the F-35 but other countries wouldn't be crazy by paying $100 million per aircraft if it was a useless plane. Pilots from other countries that flown it were amazed at the F-35's capabilities, there has not been a single pilot that came out and said the aircraft is useless.

[@irsyadhasan3908]

Touchscreen screen displays should be implemented in every airplane cockpits, whether be fighter jet cockpit, regional passenger and cargo plane cockpits, narrow body passenger and cargo plane cockpits, wide body passenger and cargo plane cockpits, helicopter cockpits, light planes, etc.

[@777Outrigger]

Lt Col Chip Berke said the difference between the F-35 and a 4 gen fighter is like the difference between a flip phone and the latest IPhone. It's an information monster, giving the pilot a vast Situational Awareness advantage over it's adversaries. F-35 pilots have described it as giving them a "god's-eye view" of the air battle. They all said it was in another league compared to their former fighter.

[@trainfreak7745]

Is their any helmet-mounted vision acquiring system or is the only way to acquire targets via the cursor? Seems like in a dogfight situation that would take to long..

[@TheRandomSqueak]

well i'm pretty sure the f-35 has some sort of dogfight mastermode and with its hmcs, i'm also sure it can lock targets with bore sight radar and maybe even control the seakerhead to an aim 9x for IR lock

[@PrimalBlueWolf]

***** hey, I reckon that the DAS view of the fighter exploding looked BMS graphics are a lot better... the fire coming out of his bird was just circles!

[@filmcreations]

You seem not to get it. Why would a pilot be engaging in a BVR task while in the middle of a WVR engagement? Its rather too late to be designate targets to the computer for continous tracking when the target is already in the merge with you. So obviously the answer is no.

[@PrimalBlueWolf]

Seeing as CCIP'd F-16's can already cue their ACM radar modes in a dogfight using their HMCS, I see no reason to assume that the F-35, with its integrated DAS, would not be able to.

[@jeuxpclol1011]

***** There must be a shortcut to lock on an attacking enemy automatically. It could be voice activated by saying something like "close air" which would select the aim-9, aim-120 or 25mm gun and guide you to the closest enemy fighter automatically. You could also say something like "flare time launch" or "chaff time launch" to dispense flares continually at a chosen rate. or simply "flare launch" to dispense flares only once. or use some shortcut button on critical controls. The most dangerous enemy could be detected automatically by checking it's heading and checking if he has a lock on you or worst if he shot a missile towards you.

[@theguy1633]

Video went a bit invalid after the 7:20ish mark. The second you open your weapons bay doors, your radar signature is gone for those few seconds and those enemy fighters nearby would've seen for those few seconds that there's something in the air nearby.

[@AnkhDjedSeneb]

+Homer Simpson Only if the enemy fighters know where to look with their radars. Perhaps you should get some time in a jet combat simulator like DCS World so you have a clue on how hard it can be to locate any aircraft, and how stealth aircraft actually make a BIG difference to combat (especially on the most dangerous First Day of any future major war).

[@theguy1633]

AnkhDjedSeneb Oh I have DCS world, love the A-10

[@bendingunit2264]

Wow, I feel like I could operate this 😮 reminds me of a video game lol

[@MrKruska11]

This is preety easy to fly

[@dudelebowski8629]

@@MrKruska11 easy yes but do you have what it takes?

[@jonathanbaird8109]

2:23 57000 ceiling and 2000 foot floor on the vertical scan that close? I wonder how many bars that is and how long the scan time is to achieve that.

[@tugsharp]

AESA man, no scan time right?

[@FXWorldBeater]

voice control can be used as well as just selecting objects on the screen. They were using the HOTAS method in this demonstration.

[@andresilvasophisma]

That radar ground mapping ability is bonkers.

[@tibbygotloud]

Insane this video is 11 years old

[@woffe8094]

cant wait to do this in dcs. this is such a mind blowing plane

[@midiplaybox3453]

Nice displays. Which adblock is used?

[@BosleyBeats]

I think this is part of the pilots pre-flight/mission prep one the ground. (Cockpit HUD arrangement). Targeting does seem a little bit complicated though.

[@ImperiumLibertas]

It's extremely simple compaired to even the most modern F-16 or F-15

[@GGG19872]

@@ImperiumLibertas f-15ex probably has the same or similar display

[@thepicgamer469]

Me: thinks this will be classified 5 years ago but it not. KZbin: "The F-35 was unclassified in 2014"

[@TheAndrettiDog]

Ok, I got it all figured out. Put me in coach, I can fly this thing

[@muhammadjalil3538]

this thing is awsome....the hardware and the software & radar of this plane is mindblow....

[@Tknight2324]

A lot to go wrong in that cockpit! All the features are awesome and I know these are not meant for dog fighting but man I hope the pilot has all his screens saved before he is engaged

[@MetaliCanuck]

Data Transfer Cartridge takes care of all of that. This is all usually programmed before flight on a computer at a desk. You hop in the Jet slap the cartridge in and it loads all your preferences and actual mission details etc up.

[@TaMasterr]

Will this be PS4 exclusive or will we get it on Xbox One ?

[@Jason.W.]

True. But I was really saying the designers should/could have done a better job streamlining the GUI/processes.

[@notmenotme614]

Impressive how it can lock on and track AS and AA targets simultaneously

[@lat78610]

Thats aesa for you

[@patrickwright6480]

This plane is amazing US tech

[@murtsman1]

Luxy And how would you know? Have you flown it in a dogfight? And even then, the F-35 was not designed for air combat, it is a joint strike fighter. It is supposed to server the same purpose as an F-16 is being used now. (which coincidentally hardly has a single edge over the F-35.)

[@Bombeesh]

+Murtsman1 What the fuck dude hes talking about the systems in the plane and you just start going off about the fucking planes dogfighting ability.

[@murtsman1]

Stilts if you look at the name i responded to, you would see it is not directed towards the OP. The guy who deleted his comment was shitting on the F-35 was saying it is useless in a dogfight. So i was defending it.

[@TheAndrettiDog]

The F-35 was designed for air combat. Nobody said otherwise. It was developed to avoid the dog fight using BVR and advanced technology. More and more data is showing that it holds its own quite well in dog fighting. I think as it progresses we will see that it is just fine.

[@davo1093]

But first we try using our words! Lol

[@soderlund98]

Where do I place my order?

[@yujinhikita5611]

wow the cockpit in vtol vr is accurate af

[@pranaykumar8305]

Great ref video for the 1:32 F-35 build

[@maurizioborgato9820]

Garmin 1000 😊😊😊😊😊i've got one on my cessna 182 😊😊😊😊 it seems the same !!! So i can fly the f 35 too .No need simulator !!! Wow i'm combat ready too .😊😊😊😊

[@thedude4795]

At 5:14 theres a number in a square to the left, above Ground Speed. Is that Airspeed? If you have 600 knot ground speed and ~300 airpseed, thats a 300 knot difference! could that be correct?

[@TealJosh]

Absolutely. The higher you are the lower the air speed is compared to ground speed. This is simply because air speed is measured by the amount of air passing through pitot tube. Lower pressure in higher parts of athmosphere means lower airspeed.

[@camren.m]

I came here to see how similar the VTOL VR F-45 really is to the real F-35, and I'm really suprised at how similar it is.

[@ltcuddles685]

Strikingly similar, not just visually but also in functionality

[@glenndwyer5786]

Pretty awsome. But i remember learning cnc machines after being experienced on mechanical and looking at l.c.d screens alot of soft keys are invisible because of how foreign it is. But you can learn it just seems people that design this stuff are the only ones that can trully use it to potential

[@EnDSchultz1]

So complicated it reminds me of the academy scene with the cadets from Judge Dredd. "Yours... If you can ever get it to work."

[@ghostmourn]

They should take a queue from video games and 'tab through' types of targets to avoid having to place the cursor on a specific target, that looks like it takes time.

[@angeloc1340]

I think most of the other US planes such as the F/A-18 have the same cursor thing on the radar

[@innerlight7018]

Ok. It's a flying tablet. Well done, LM.

[@miepmaster25]

That's fucking cool didn't know it had a big touchscreen like that

[@MrChristoffer5700]

im both hyped and worried about it because if the screen breaks so does all your inputs into the aircraft but at the same time what are the odds

[@vegardvstegard1838]

Can anyoe explaine the variouys color codes here? E.g what does green, cyan, white, magenta etc mean?

[@SnazzyNazzy96]

Its like complicated games, you have to try it and try it till you get it :p And that helmet is the coolest thing ive seen in my life

[@bernardibrahim]

Massive screen, seen through helmet visor. I am curious has glare ever been an issue? Also, ever try to adjust AC on newer Volvos? Imagine trying to find weapon controls while pulling high Gs

[@TealJosh]

There's a weapons selector in the stick. Majority of combat features are integrated into throttle and stick quadrants.

[@005AGIMA]

Just after the video ends: So great. Just sign here, and then I'll introduce you to Jenny from our finance team to discuss repayment options. I assume you'll be going for the 10 year paint protection on a baby like this?

[@hieronimbiedrzycki7011]

I don't understand how he gets the live image? From satellite?

[@paulrogers3637]

Shame all the clowns were laughing in the background.

[@yourfavman]

A great plane that will only get better with time. It's no wonder China and Russia are scared and trying to play catch up. Hardpoints? If your opponents radars are no longer working (the 1st things to be hit) the F35 can be loaded for bear, stealth is not a factor. Information overload? Not really, he is locking onto targets from a distance, no big rush. This plane is not built for dogdights, it's built to kill without ever being seen. Those fantastical Sukhoi in Syria everyone now wants? No one is shooting missles at them. They are not that good. China and Russia only have planes that look stealthy, they are not stealth. India wants its money back on the joint India/Russia fiasco.

[@yourfavman]

When paired with coming stealth drones and stealth drone swarms the F35 will be unbeatable.

[@Ragarnoy0]

lol keep dreaming

[@CAL1MBO]

Ragarnoy Seems very believable to me. Maybe not to an Indian or Chinese.

[@thefreeman8791]

It is built for dogfights if it needs. According to Col. David Berke the F-35 is fabulous at close quarters combat and even in scenarios where he started the exercise on the defensive he was easily able to turn that around.

[@HarleyWasHere]

@@Ragarnoy0 nope this is one of the worlds best jets

[@phamnhuthai6847]

Can not wait for commercial version to play online with friends

[@shinbetE]

Coming to DCS hopefully in 2026

[@JohnGaltAustria]

Is this a capacitive or resistive touch display? I wonder whether it is also possible to designate a target by touching it on the display or if that function is reserved for the cursor control on the throttle. If so, it would be unnecessarily complicated.

[@Tristan.211]

Not really all of our other jets use a little nub on the throttle for target designation and to control targeting pods wouldn't doubt if you could do it with touches also but I wouldn't call it overly complicated

[@bgbear4668]

Im pretty positive its resistive. He is pressing pretty hard for one, and resistive displays are also more durable.

[@Zamboni-ms5iq]

This is my response to people who say “it can’t dogfight, it’s a terrible fighter” it doesn’t have to

[@xscotx101]

experiencing this first hand and reading the comments saying this is dumb and to many movements for combat .. you can lock on and launch a missile at oncoming aircraft up to 60 miles out. that's far out of detection range for this aircraft. you can fire and forget and your target will be destroyed due to modern technology. all without your enemy even knowing a missile is heading in his direction. the way this jet is set up and designed is far more user friendly and easier to use and learn as opposed to other aircraft being used not only by the US military but other militaries around the world.

[@GZA036]

Well, he's definitely going to know the amraam is on its way once it goes Pitbull.... but most likely too late by then

[@backpackerthrulife8497]

I can't understand you.

[@OriginalThisAndThat]

@Grammar nazi Yea good luck on reacting that by locking it and shooting. Bays open like what? 2-3 sec? Then its gone again.

[@majorhippo2772]

Id only worry that the screen gets damaged, then how do I work with the jet?? In WW2/Cold War planes got damaged loads but at least you could look at the dials and still use the switches. but if that big screen got fucked then how do I control different aspects of the plane? Perhaps the must important controls can be done manually, I hope so.

[@Jason.W.]

wow that's complicated, they do that while in a fight and in motion?

[@waltermoscicki3776]

can i connect my air pods to this?

[@tibbygotloud]

Thank god their on our team

[@exposingthedarknesswiththe9190]

. *Be aware of background noise when recording, always lower its volume to hear the primary subject.*

[@lfox02]

I wonder how much more kickass the HMD could be with the advances in consumer space VR and AR technologies.

[@donbryant58]

so you need a whole alpha strike group to deliver to pieces or ordinance? wow must be some sort of wonder bomb.

[@FastPaull]

They've since added this same display system to the F15-EX and supposedly the F22 will be getting the same thing soon.

[@ralfidude]

It's no harder than handling regular HOTAS on any modern jet fighter. Just check out the DCS videos in my channel and you will see.

[@shinbetE]

Well well well…look where DCS is now..

[@bobl78]

and a pilot is able to do that in a combat situation or in a dog fight while flying the jet under extrem situations, high g-forces etc, turbulences or while being under attackt ?

[@fastplane006900]

Yes. That’s why we are who we are.

[@hackerisslv]

Well.. right now i'm 3 years away from bachelor degree in physics.. then comes the USAF.. and about those 3d renderings.. they're just some things that i made while my leg was broken! ;)

[@tigerzero5216]

I dug and dug for a post that was relevant to the question I wanted to ask. Sadly this was the closest I could find about jet fighter cockpit design. Now back at the time of this video. I get the impression heads up display was good. But the pilot was in a upright seated position, which in turn limits the turning G force. You know why. The blood drains out of the brain. ... What if, a cock pit was designed where the pilot was laying down on the same plane as the aircraft? Wouldn't the G forces on the blood be evenly distributed across the body? Possibly extending the force of Gs during a turn? also with current tech the pilot can have a virtual 360 view in real time. Or that was thought of and fatigue set in sooner.

[@thehelldoicallthis9241]

They don't actually sit entirely upright but more leaned back with their legs pointed forward kinda like in a supercar to handle the Gs better.

[@tigerzero5216]

@@thehelldoicallthis9241 I didn't know that. Thank you replying.

[@ISxI]

I don't think I've ever seen the words Apple and lower cost together.... lol that's a funny one.

[@klam77]

WOW. Phenomenal tech. inspires awe.

[@JP-ec9rl]

Yeah, but is it emp proof?