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Mar 28^th, 2005 at 8:51pm

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Does anyone know if the WSO can fly the F-15E from the backseat?

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Reply #1 - Mar 28^th, 2005 at 9:19pm

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Yeah, I'd say the WSO can pilot the bird.
All the shots I've seen from the backseat have throttle and stick in place.
Would be pretty stupid if they hadn't designed it to be flown from both seats.

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Reply #2 - Mar 28^th, 2005 at 9:39pm

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Yeah, I've seen that, but on similar things they use the same parts, like using the stick to move a target cursor or something, which is just why I was wondering. Thanks for the response though.

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Reply #3 - Mar 28^th, 2005 at 10:13pm

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Nope, F-15 is fully flyable and landable from both seats. Albeit the WSO doesn't have the best visibility, but it would be rather stupid to not allow him to fly. There is a complicated system for deciding who gets control when. But yes, fully pilotable from both seats. Wink

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Reply #4 - Mar 29^th, 2005 at 12:24am

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Awsome, so if the Air Force doesn't let me be a pilot, but they do let me be a WSO, I can try to convince the pilot to trade jobs with me without telling anyone. Excellent........... Grin

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Reply #5 - Mar 29^th, 2005 at 11:47am

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Yeah, I've seen that, but on similar things they use the same parts, like using the stick to move a target cursor or something, which is just why I was wondering. Thanks for the response though.

Sounds sensible - the Panavia Tornado has a similar system...

This is taken from the USAF website....

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One of the most important additions to the F-15E is the rear cockpit, reserved for the weapons systems officer. On four screens, this officer can display information from the radar, electronic warfare or infrared sensors, monitor aircraft or weapons status and possible threats, select targets, and use an electronic "moving map" to navigate. Two hand controls are used to select new displays and to refine targeting information. Displays can be moved from one screen to another, chosen from a "menu" of display options.

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Reply #6 - Mar 30^th, 2005 at 9:26pm

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The hand controls are located on the far right side of the cockpit. They aren't the flight controls sadly. I do some of the F-15s had the rear set ripped out, but they scrapped the idea when I was still in the T-38.

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Reply #7 - Mar 31^st, 2005 at 7:10pm

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Huh, that's interesting. For Super Hornets (F of course) they're only sigle stickers. The only time they install the second set of controls is for training, otherwise, the guy in the back gets to play around with all of the targeting/other info.

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Reply #8 - Apr 1^st, 2005 at 10:50am

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Huh, that's interesting. For Super Hornets (F of course) they're only sigle stickers. The only time they install the second set of controls is for training, otherwise, the guy in the back gets to play around with all of the targeting/other info.

The Tornados are the same, with several GR1s (later updated to GR4s) being built specifically as twin stick aircraft for the Operational Conversion Unit...

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Reply #9 - Apr 3^rd, 2005 at 1:48pm

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Well the Super Hornets are a lot newer. I guess they figured (finally) that if they weren't training and for some reason the pilot couldn't fly, it would be best to just punch out. I do believe the WSO on the F-18F has autopilot control though, I know they have F/D control.

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