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F-15 HiDEC landing |
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| Photo Number: |
EC93-2081-1 |
| Photo Date: |
February 8, 1993 |
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558x480 JPEG Image (54 KBytes)
1190x1024 JPEG Image (336 KBytes)
3030x2606 JPEG Image (3,968 KBytes)
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| Description: |
NASA's HIDEC (Highly Integrated Digital Electronic Control) F-15 aircraft nears the runway after a flight out of NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California. The last project it was used for at Dryden was development of a computer-assisted engine control system that lets a plane land safely with only engine power if its normal control surfaces such as elevators, rudders or ailerons are disabled. The flight control system helps the pilot control the engines to turn the aircraft, climb, descend and eventually land safely by varying the speed of the engines one at a time or together. The HIDEC F-15A, built as the number eight prototype (Serial #71-0287), has now been retired. |
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| Keywords: |
F-15; HIDEC; Highly Integrated Digital Electronic Control; engine control system |
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