Майор Скалицкий (демо-пилот сезонов 2009-2010) рассказывает какие маневры он пробует добавить в программу разработанную майором Мога.
Фрагмент из его письма :

"Just got back from the Ft Worth simulator yesterday. Outstanding support from Lockheed on the trip! Truly world class from start to finish!
More importantly, I got to test some of the maneuvers we discussed earlier...
Min-Radius Turn - to nose high pitch - to high AoA pedal on the last 180 -
Doable, but needs to be executed at a much higher altitude ~2500' for recovery and EP considerations. We agreed it probably wouldn't look as cool to the casual observer as it would to pilots or seasoned watchers who actually understand the physics behind what's going on.
By the way, from here on out when I refer to "EP" considerations, I mean we tested engine failures, vector failures, FLCS failures, flight control surface failures, and attitude reference system failures. (i.e. anything that might seriously degrade the handling qualities of the jet)
Cobra -
Definitely doable! We want to bring this one back. In order to keep it 100% safe and repeatable regardless of any EP, we'll only go about 10-20 degrees past pure vertical. Once we got the starting parameters locked down, in 30+ attempts with various EPs we never even got close to losing control of the jet even for a second.
Slow speed pass w/ doors open - a.k.a. "The Dirty Birdie"
No sweat, plenty of power to execute it where we have it in the profile. Tested with several different EP's. Just as with the normal slow speed pass, a catastrophic engine failure is the worst case scenario. However, even if you left the doors open during the recovery, you only lose an extra 100' compared to the doors being closed. Solution: bump up the target altitude by 100' and you have the same margin of safety we currently have. I challenge you to notice that 100'.
Power climb from Slow speed pass to High AoA loop -
Doable - need to do some more parameter work on it. This was one of the last things we looked at. The jet could hack it no problem. I'd close the doors after the slow speed pass, set the nose ~40-45 deg nose high after the pass, then passing ~3000' I'd bring the nose up and over the top much like the takeoff, roll 270-360 degrees while diving straight down depending on which way I wanted to repo. I've got the target parameters down but I didn't get a chance to test the min's and max's enough to really define the maneuver. (i.e. what's too high/too low, too fast/too slow to start the pull over the top?)
Local practice tomorrow afternoon.
Take care!
- Zeke
Feb.19-2009