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Originally Posted by Porsche-O-Phile View Post
Just another reason I prefer mechanical linkages, cables, hydraulics and other stuff I can actually understand to a bunch of black boxes that do who-knows-what all built by the lowest bidder.
The problem is that the B2 and other recent war planes simply cannot fly without the aid of computers. We are now building planes that are aerodynamically unstable -- like a bird -- that means it takes brain power to constantly adjust the control surfaces. You get extraordinary maneuverability, but you cannot fly a bird by using the brain of an insect.
Old 06-07-2008, 08:59 PM
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