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F-15B IFCS

F-15B Intelligent Flight Control System (IFCS) during a flight test over the Mojave Desert

Movie Number   EM-0076-02
Movie Date   Circa 2003
Formats: 160x120 QuickTime Movie (1.2 MB)
320x240 QuickTime Movie (2.4 MB)
480x320 QuickTime Movie (3.6 MB)
640x480 QuickTime Movie (6.0 MB)
F-15B IFCS Still photos of this aircraft are available in several resolutions at /centers/dfrc/Gallery/Photo/F-15B_837/index.html
Description  

This 33 second movie clip shows the F-15B during a flight test over the Mojave Desert

NASA Dryden's highly modified F-15B aircraft, tail number 837, serves as an Intelligent flight Control System (IFCS) research testbed aircraft.

The F-15 was designed as a single-seat, twin-engine air superiority fighter by McDonnell Aircraft Co., McDonnell Douglas Corporation, St. Louis, Missouri. The F-15 is normally powered by two Pratt and Whitney F100-PW-100 or 220 engines, depending on the model. The NASA F-15 was equipped with advanced versions of the F100 -- F100 EMD (engine model derivative).

The aircraft was capable of flying more than twice the speed of sound. The F-15 is 63.75 feet long and has a wingspan of 42.83 feet. This NASA F-15 was extensively modified for research activities and did not carry any armament.

Keywords   F-15, F-15A, SRV, RPRV, remotely piloted
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