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Réf : S04026
Thème :
Aviation - Avions NASA-Prototypes (1538 images)
Titre : F-16XL ship #1 (#849) with Digital Flight Control System (DFCS) in flight over desert
Description : (La description de cette image n'existe qu'en anglais)
An image of the F-16XL #1 during its functional flight check of the Digital Flight Control System (DFCS) on December 16, 1997. The mission was flown by NASA research pilot Dana Purifoy, and lasted 1 hour and 25 minutes. The tests included pilot familiarly, functional check, and handling qualities evaluation maneuvers to a speed of Mach 0.6 and 300 knots. Purifoy completed all the briefed data points with no problems, and reported that the DFCS handled as well, if not better than the analog computer system that it replaced.
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