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Old 10-10-2012 | 04:51 AM
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Default RE: F-16 pilot control question

ORIGINAL: John Redman

The stabs control pitch. They also control roll in conjunction with the flaperons as necessary by the flight control computer.

As you found the aircraft has flaperons. Flaps are controlled by the gear handle and are one setting. Gear down flaps down, gear up flaps up.

Leading edge flaps continuously operate in flight below supersonic speeds between 2 degrees up and 25 degrees down. They are active when the nose gear is off the ground and operation is triggered by the nose weight on wheel switch.

That enough for you Fender?
I always wondered how that worked... I just pulled back and the houses got smaller, pushed and they got bigger... rolled, and the showed up on top for a sec... Pulled really hard, went to sleep, woke up a few seconds later, and pulled the trigger because if anyone was behind me, they would now be in front..

can I borrow your airplane chief?..