The F-16 program transformed USAF’s fighter forces In 1977, the United States Air Force (USAF) announced that the 388th Fighter Wing…
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F-16 VISTA TESTED NEW FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM AT EDWARDS TEST PILOT SCHOOL
by Dario LeoneVISTA is a highly modified F-16 that can simulate the flight characteristics of many other aircraft: if the aircraft is configured as…
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A QUICK LOOK AT THE MODIFIED F-8 CRUSADER THAT SERVED AS TESTBED FOR THE FLY-BY-WIRE TECHNOLOGIES
by Dario LeoneThe F-8 DFBW system was the forerunner of current fly-by-wire systems used in the space shuttles and on today’s military and…
