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At the dawn of flight, pilots controlled aircraft with pedals and pushrods linked to control surfaces on the wings and tails. The hands-on approach is long gone in today's world of extreme machines. As engine power and speeds increased, more force was needed and hydraulically boosted controls emerged. The electronic era meant that designers could develop lighter, better performing aircraft. The downside however was, you now needed a computer to fly it! Many modern fighters like the Eurofighter Typhoon and F-22 Raptor, have a serious design flaw - they are aerodynamically unstable. Because of this, they are impossible for pilots to control without constant computer monitoring. Of course, when a fighter pilot executes a sharp turn, having a computer in control is a life-saver. During advanced manoeuvres, the G-force can make your body feel nine times heavier than it actually is and pilots can lose consiousness. Having pilots black out and fall out of the sky in $60 million aeroplanes is not a risk any government is prepared to take, therefore computers have now taken over the cockpits and rule the skies. (official distributor synopsis)
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