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The aircraft flew up to speeds of 1,200mph. DARPA did not reveal which aircraft won the dogfight.

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[-] BrightCandle@lemmy.world 11 points 6 months ago

Not so much f16s but the more modern planes can do 16G where the pilot can't really do more than 9G. But once unshackled from a pilot a lot of instrument weight and pilot survival can be stripped from a plane design and the airframe built to withstand much more, with titanium airframes I see no reason we can't make planes do sustained unstable turns in excess of 20G.

[-] intensely_human@lemm.ee 4 points 6 months ago

We might have to start submerging pilots in breathable fluid.

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