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Dryden Propulsion Controlled Aircraft (PCA) Contact Sheet |
| Photo Date: | July 21, 2005 |
| Formats: | Low Resolution Image Contact Sheet (22348 KBytes) Medium Resolution Image Contact Sheet (22407 KBytes) High Resolution Image Contact Sheet (22365 KBytes) |
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Dryden Propulsion Controlled Aircraft (PCA) Contact Sheet |
| Project Description: |
In landings at NASA Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California, on August 29 and 30, the MD-11 Propulsion-Controlled Aircraft (PCA) demonstrated software used in the aircraft's flight control computer that essentially landed the MD-11 without a need for the pilot to manipulate the flight controls significantly. In partnership with McDonnell Douglas Aerospace (MDA), with Pratt & Whitney and Honeywell helping to design the software, NASA developed this propulsion-controlled aircraft (PCA) system following a series of incidents in which hydraulic failures resulted in the loss of flight controls. This new system enables a pilot to operate and land the aircraft safely when its normal, hydraulically-activated control surfaces are disabled. |
| Keywords: | Dryden Propulsion Controlled Aircraft, PCA |
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