While historically agile flight was first seen as an issue of airframe agility with a consequent emphasis on acceleration issues, there has been an evolution in the understanding of agility. WG 27 adopted WG 19' 5 recommendations that airframe agility is only one aspect of agility which when combined with weapons agility and systems agility results in 'operational agility'. The experienced pilots that we interviewed saw a real operational need for aircraft agility. They consistently rated both high angle-of-attack/nose pointing and off-boresight missles/helmet-mounted display/sight systems as very important capabilities. They denied physiological problems related to acceleration or spatial disorientation, although their sorties to date have been with a clear sky, in active control. Also, experts predict an increase in spatial disorientation mishaps in super-maneuverable aircraft. In particular, there are significant gaps in our understanding of the effects of multi-axis accelerations.


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