why do some fighter aircraft have a Weapons System Officer while others don’t(?) (more in comments) 730 viewsJanuary 2, 2024 Question100.55K June 9, 2022 0 Comments This is inspired by seeing Top Gun: Maverick, where one fighter has a second person in the cockpit as a weapons system officer, while the other doesn’t. Does the other aircraft only have a one-seat cockpit? In: 203 17 Answers ActiveNewestOldest Anonymous Posted June 9, 2022 0 Comments In-character, Maverick would likely prefer a single-seater to avoid having a repeat of the incident that killed Goose. In real life, there are many single-seat fighters, many two-seat fighters, and in the case of the F18, both a one-seat and a two-seat variant. You are viewing 1 out of 17 answers, click here to view all answers. Register or Login
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