Originally Posted by
T28B
/not as mod
Why does it need two people? One would think that with the technology available these days, this plane could be equipped so that one pilot had all the mission systems available. Saves on gross weight and increase mission payload.
Working a pod whilst looking out is not easy. If you are single seat you really need a wingman to maintain awareness and stay away from the low-level environment/ terrain. If you are happy to share then the extra seat in a modern F/A-18F, F-15E, Apache, F-16I et al makes you much more effective.