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So long, Top Gun... AI software waxes US F-16 pilot's tail 5-0 during virtual dogfight drills

Persona

Very obsolete if it gets down to dog fighting range. The gun on a fighter is fixed to the airframe so to aim it you point the plane. If the gun could be aimed over an additional arc the pilot would not be able to control it and fly at the same time. An AI pilot could both pilot the plane and independently aim the gun while pulling 9G.

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