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>Stable aerodynamics

The F-16 is famously the first production aircraft with unstable aerodynamics, to increase maneuverability. It's not flyable without computer assistance. This is standard for all modern fighter jets.

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I think we need to start distinguishing between different qualitative grades of "computer assistance" here. The executive decision of "fly north instead of east" is on a different tier than "increase angle of flap more than normal to compensate for under-performing in prior maneuver."

In the broadest sense, my car is not drive-able without computer assistance either, because if you burn out the computers the engine won't start.

But your average Cessna lawnmower engine is perfectly startable without computer assistance.

So is my 80 year old car. But like the Cessna, it's suited to a vastly different role than a Lamborghini.

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