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F-15A Highly Integrated Digital Electronic Control

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Sep 28, 2009
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F-15A HIDEC
NASA's highly modified F-15A (Serial #71-0287) used for digital electronic flight and engine control systems research, at sunrise on the ramp at the Dryden Flight Research Facility, Edwards, Calif.

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NASA’s highly modified F-15A (Serial #71-0287) used for digital electronic flight and engine control systems research, at sunrise on the ramp at the Dryden Flight Research Facility, Edwards, Calif. The F-15 was called the Highly Integrated Digital Electronic Control (HIDEC) flight facility.
Research programs flown on the testbed vehicle have demonstrated improved rates of climb, fuel savings, and engine thrust by optimizing systems performance. The aircraft also tested and evaluated a computerized self-repairing flight control system for the Air Force that detected damaged or failed flight control surfaces. The system then reconfigured undamaged control surfaces so the mission could continue or the aircraft landed safely.September 23, 1991NASA Photo › F-15 HIDEC Project Description