F-8 DFBW in flight
F-8 Digital Fly-By-Wire aircraft in flight. The computer-controlled flight systems pioneered by the F-8 DFBW created a revolution in aircraft design. The F-117A, X-29, X-31, and many other aircraft have relied on computers to make them flyable. Built with inherent instabilities to make them more maneuverable, they would be impossible for human pilots to fly if the computers failed or received incorrect data.
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NASA ID
ECN-3276
Date Created
October 7, 1972
Center
AFRC
Media Type
image
Photographer
NASA
Location
Edwards, CA, USA
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