Thanks 'dat581' must admit I lost interest in the F-15 + hook when I found out it was not carrier capable (or is it). Anyway I really had this mid-air in mind whilst the info is here: [F-35 LFT next post if anyone interested]
Pilots Thankful To Be Alive - Oceana Fliers Describe Collision, Landing Jets
April 25, 1996 WILLIAM H. MCMICHAEL Daily Press
"...Anderson remained aloft in part because the flight control computers compensated for the jet's losses. Stephenson said F/A-18s are equipped with two mission computers, a redundancy he said is reflected elsewhere in the jet - in the two rudders and two engines, for example - to increase its chances of survival in the event of a collision or missile strike...."
Pilots Thankful To Be Alive - Daily Press
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2 Oceana Jets Collide - Daily Press