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How the F-22 Flight Control System Works

MIT OpenCourseWare · Lecture · YouTube title: Special Lecture: F-22 Flight Controls
Why it's here

Recommended as a fascinating insider account of how the F-22's software makes it easier to fly than a Cessna.

What it covers

A special lecture from MIT's Private Pilot Ground School in which Lt. Col. Randy Gordon, a fighter and test pilot, describes F-22 flight controls. Topics include thrust vectoring, the pilot command system and how software handles failures.