Originally Posted by
Bleve
Genuine question: What happens to the CG airborne when all rounds are fired?
As stated, the cases remain onboard to reduce the CG shift towards the aft. The aft CG movement is normally transparent to the pilot, however the margin for successful recovery of the jet, should it go out of control, is reduced. Furthermore, moving the CG aft a bit (within limits), will result in higher G onset rates during aggressiv manouvering, possibly resulting in an AOA overshoots and worst case a departure from controlled flight. This can be an issue with our old analog FLCS on the Blk. 10 and 15. Blk. 10 are most prone as they only have the small horizontal stabs. Digital FLCS F-16’s might not be prone to this issue but I don’t know since I haven’t flown one).