How do you get the required flight training in a single seat aircraft?? I doubt there are any full motion sims for that thing?
Think for a moment on how it's done in single seat fighters.
Think for a moment on how it's done in single seat fighters.
The only combat aircraft (not technically a fighter) that has been built in the past 50 years, that didn't have a 2 seat trainer version was the A-10 (not technically a fighter). That aircraft had a performance envelope similar to a t-37 (relatively slow, low performance, easy to fly) so a dedicated trainer was considered unnecessary.
There was one at Osh last year. Neat thing. They're supposed to have one hell of a coffin corner, though.
While some of these are multi-crew, none have/had/will have trainer versions or dual controls:The only combat aircraft (not technically a fighter) that has been built in the past 50 years, that didn't have a 2 seat trainer version the A-10 (not technically a fighter).
While some of these are multi-crew, none have/had/will have trainer versions or dual controls:
A-6
EA-6
F-14
F-22
F-35
F-117
Well, he did say built in the last 50 years. Regardless, even the Whale had a sim (at least by 1988, anyway) for procedures and fam, unless you count the 'truckaplane' it's not likely there's any kind of comparable sim for the BD-5 in any version. Best bet is a lot of surrogate time, maybe by stuffing youself in the footwells of an L-39 or similarYou can add the A3 Skywarrior to that list.
You can add the A3 Skywarrior to that list.
Care to explain that one?