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From: dsmith@hplabsc.UUCP (David Smith)
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Subject: Re: X-29 vs EMP
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Date: Wed, 9-Jan-85 12:06:07 EST
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So why is the X-29 any worse than the F-16?  The F-16 uses a force
stick to electronically signal desired control surface movements.
(Actually, it's a little fancier than that.  I read that horizontal
stick force does not signal aileron deflection, but roll rate.)

And if a hydraulically actuated B-52 lost its electronics to EMP,
how would it navigate home?

I don't know how susceptible our planes are to EMP, but the Air
Force does test them for it.