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[-] JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 year ago

Yay! I hope they stay safe as they're learning at a breakneck pace.

[-] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Is there any secondary benefits to learning to fly a f16? Like, does it make flying something else easier as it gets them used to something more modern?

[-] popcap200@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 year ago

US fighter jets from the 70s to 90s have fairly similar general layouts compared to one another. I can't imagine they'd get anything besides the F16 though from us since it's relatively affordable, maintainable, exportable, and really good.

[-] misophonium 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The pilots will be bringing home American doctrine, and be introduced to a wider array of weapons, tactics, and networking technology. Most importantly, in my opinion, the Soviet technology bubble has been broken and Ukraine will gain 21st century air power.

[-] TheDorkfromYork@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

The main benifit of flying a f16 is the weapon loadouts and sensor cooperation. The plane is primarily as target identifier and the missile does the rest.

[-] bluGill@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

That depends, if this is your first plane you learn a lot of general flying. However if you can already fly all you are learning is how this one airplane is different. In an emergency you need to know how your plane will react as you need to have the right reactions for trouble which is different in different airplanes, so if this is your second plane there isn't nearly as much gain.

Likewise, if this is your first military jet you also learn fight tactics. However if you have already flown a military plane you know that. Here there is something to learn though as there are some NATO standard controls that would apply to other planes but not the airplanes they have had before . (Ukraine has rigged up some air to air missiles to work from MiGs, but with proper integration there are controls Ukraine hasn't had the ability to use before that they now get to learn.

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