F-8 Digital Fly-By-Wire Aircraft

F-8 Digital Fly-By-Wire Aircraft (HM2A9D)

Location: Edwards Air Force Base, CA 93523 Kern County
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Country: United States of America
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N 34° 57.129', W 117° 53.309'

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This research aircraft was the first airplane to fly using a digital fly-by-wire electronics flight-control system with no mechanical backup system. The initial system utilized components from the Apollo spacecraft guidance and control system.

Digital fly-by-wire flight-control systems are now being incorporated into the designs of the most modern commercial transport airplanes, and are routinely used on nearly all new military aircraft.

First Flight: May 25, 1972 Pilot: Gary E. Krier
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HM NumberHM2A9D
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Placed ByNASA Neil A. Armstrong Flight Research Center
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Date Added Saturday, August 11th, 2018 at 7:01pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)11S E 418876 N 3868097
Decimal Degrees34.95215000, -117.88848333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 34° 57.129', W 117° 53.309'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds34° 57' 7.7399999999999" N, 117° 53' 18.54" W
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Area Code(s)661, 760
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling East
Closest Postal AddressAt or near Walker Ave, Edwards Air Force Base CA 93523, US
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