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Réf : S03875
Thème :
Aviation - Avions NASA-Prototypes (1538 images)
Titre : Dryden F-8 Research Aircraft Fleet 1973 in flight, DFBW and SCW
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F-8 Digital Fly-By-Wire (left) and F-8 Supercritical Wing in flight. These two aircraft fundamentally changed the nature of aircraft design. The F-8 DFBW pioneered digital flight controls and led to such computer-controlled airacrft as the F-117A, X-29, and X-31. Airliners such as the Boeing 777 and Airbus A320 also use digital fly-by-wire systems. The other aircraft is a highly modified F-8A fitted with a supercritical wing. Dr. Richard T. Whitcomb of Langley Research Center originated the supercritical wing concept in the late 1960s. (Dr. Whitcomb also developed the concept of the ''area rule'' in the early 1950s. It singificantly reduced transonic drag.)
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