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Originally Posted by ATAG_Dutch
Yes, but release the yoke and the Cessna returns to normal flight due to its stability.
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exactly and you get very tired very quickly wrestling a stable aircraft around the sky.
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Two of the most manoeuvrable fighters today are perfectly stables: Mig29 and Su27.
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the 29 is practically obsolete, the 29's inherent stability is why it no longer competes against modern fighters, and the 27 is fly-by-wire.
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I don't see why a pilot would want an unstable aircraft especially in pitch when you have to do lengthy flight in clouds, bad weather or simply T.O at dusk
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mainly because it gives the edge in a dogfight because of the increased maneverability, I'm fairly sure flying in cloud is not a high priority in fighter design.