Boeing 777 Model 11ft W.T. Test-168 front view
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Boeing 777 Model 11ft W.T. Test-168 rear view
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Boeing 777 Model 11ft W.T. Test-168 with Wind Tunnel technician Danny Ompoc
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Boeing high Reynolds Number Wing Model; 11ft w.t. test-85-1-11 (test-85)
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F-8 DFBW in flight
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.
F-8 DFBW in flight
The Apollo hardware jammed into the F-8C. The computer is partially visible in the avionics bay at the top of the fuselage behind the cockpit. Note the display and keyboard unit in the gun bay. To carry the computers and other equipment, the F-8 DFBW team removed the aircraft's guns and ammunition boxes.
F-8 DFBW on-board electronics