Provavelmente não.
Um fabricante de joysticks "Active Control", usado em simuladores de treinamento F-35 diz
Because the active control stick is controlled by a computer almost any characteristic can be programmed. Typical and useful characteristics include:
- Multi modal feel characteristics - the ability to completely change the stick feel when moving from one flight condition to another, for example, in a vertical take-off and landing aircraft from wing borne to jet borne flight.
- Variable stiffness characteristics - the control forces can be changed forcing the pilot out of dangerous manoeuvres.
- Variable range of motion - the available motion range can be changed forcing the pilot out of dangerous manoeuvres.
- Soft stops - localised increases in the force characteristics can be programmed dramatically into the stick characteristic to warn the pilot of the onset of flight restrictions.
- Power management cues - in helicopters a major maintenance expense is incurred if the pilot applies too much torque to the rotor. The stick force can be made to reflect the rotor torque through the flight envelope reducing pilot workload in monitoring the torque and operating costs.
- Stick shake functions - to mimic buffet ad issue warnings to the pilot.
- The stick can also be made to reproduce the mechanical characteristics of a more conventional stick such as breakout forces at the datum.
Eu não estou familiarizado com o comportamento do F-14, mas imagino que não tenha nenhuma das cinco primeiras características, embora possa ter as duas últimas.
Eu não sei se o F-35, por exemplo, faz uso dessas características, mas parece provável.