A technical symposium, aircraft display dedication, and pilots' panel discussion were held on May 27, 1992, to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the first flights of the F-8 Digital Fly-By-Wire (DFBW) and Supercrit- ical Wing (SCW) research aircraft. The symposium featured technical presentations by former key government and industry participants in the advocacy, design, aircraft modification, and flight research program activities. The DFBW and SCW technical contributions are cited. A dedication ceremony marked permanent display of both program aircraft. The panel discussion participants included eight of the eighteen research and test pilots who flew these experimental aircraft. Pilots' remarks include descriptions of their most memorable flight experiences The report also includes a survey of the Gulf Air War, and an after-dinner presentation by noted aerospace author and historian Dr. Richard Hallion.


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    Titel :

    Proceedings of the F-8 Digital Fly-by-Wire and Supercritical Wing First Flight's 20TH Anniversary Celebration


    Beteiligte:
    K. E. Hodge (Autor:in)

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    1996


    Format / Umfang :

    188 pages


    Medientyp :

    Report


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch