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[deleted] t1_j8iacze wrote

Why aren’t we just making them their own thing instead of trying to make AI perform “like humans”. It seems counterintuitive when an AI doesn’t need a cockpit lol

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Borrowedshorts t1_j8ifva2 wrote

Economies of scale, and the problems to solve performance issues while having a cockpit are basically already solved. Removing the cockpit will do little to nothing to improve performance. And if a major war breaks out, you have an asset that can be immediately manned if need be. There's lots of reasons why you'd want to do it this way.

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phoenixmusicman t1_j8k9os7 wrote

I don't think the removal of the cockpit will yield little to no performance, especially in the area of stealth. Having a slimmer/inline profile will definitely have stealth benefits, which is one of the major considerations of modern fighters.

That being said, the technology needs to be proven before a plane can be designed around it.

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freakincampers t1_j8kn5kl wrote

The planes are also designed with a cockpit in mind, so removing it could throw off the balance of the jet.

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AllCommiesRFascists t1_j8kyrfk wrote

> Removing the cockpit will do little to nothing to improve performance.

This is laughably wrong. No cockpit means better aerodynamics and stealth, more payload capacity, fuel capacity, etc

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Borrowedshorts t1_j8kzxyv wrote

You still have to think of economies of scale, performance, flexibility, etc. High quality drones are still far from being produced in the numbers necessary to hit scale economies, and until that happens, optionally manned aircraft will be the way to go.

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Dalembert OP t1_j8icjqz wrote

I believe that pilots and cockpits are still required for now during tests. However, I agree that it would be ideal for combat aircraft to have more advanced aerodynamics and even a very slim shape.

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[deleted] t1_j8ictg7 wrote

Or saucers. We will become the UFOs. Turn our fears against our enemies. Like Batman

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Mortal-Region t1_j8j28b0 wrote

The spec for the next-gen fighter specifies both manned and unmanned modes. So that's what Lockheed is up to here. In the next-gen there are also plans for unmanned drones to operate as wingmen.

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[deleted] t1_j8j2k2v wrote

What Lockheed is up to is fucking us all in the ass to make fleets of multi million dollar aircraft that serve no real purpose other than to justify their business model. Look at the F-22. A completely useless product that only recently had its first direct air-to-air kill and that was a ballon.

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SWATSgradyBABY t1_j8jk67b wrote

People are ready for that, you think? Naive much? This is the only politically possible way for them to pull this off

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[deleted] t1_j8jkjc4 wrote

Politically? Politically either you’re pro military spending or not. I don’t think the people who are anti military spending give a fuck what shape the plane is in dude

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SWATSgradyBABY t1_j8jkpbo wrote

If they make these planes with no cockpit that will turn off even some of the hawks.

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[deleted] t1_j8jm1fo wrote

What are you talking about dude. Lockheed and Martin doesn’t give a flying fuck about “some hawks”

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