New aircraft technology promises to reduce pilot workload and improve mission performance. One main goal of researchers is to automate many of the tasks associated with flying so pilots can concentrate on the primary mission at hand, whether that be close air support (CAS), air-to-air combat, or antisubmarine warfare. Significant efforts in this area are underway at the Flight Dynamics Lab on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. A program there called Advanced Fighter Technology Integration (AFTI) uses a modified General Dynamics Corp. F-16 fighter as a testbed, referred to as the AFT/F-16.


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    Title :

    Better avionics make planes smarter


    Additional title:

    Neue Flugzeugtechnologie mindert die Pilotenbelastung


    Contributors:
    Mraz, S.J. (author)

    Published in:

    Machine Design ; 60 , 29 ; 40-46


    Publication date :

    1988


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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