F-8A/C Crusader
NASA (National Air & Space Administration)
TF-8A Crusader (N816NA)
Ex F8U-1 145385
NASA Dryden Flight Research Facility Edwards AFB California mid 70's.
F-8C Crusader (N802NA)
Ex F8U-2 145546
NASA DFBW (Digital-Fly-By-Wire) Dryden Flight Research Facility Edwards AFB California 1971.
This highly modified F-8 became the first aircraft to fly completely dependent upon an electronic flight-control system without any mechanical backup. The DFBW program lasted 13 years. The final research flight, the 210th of the program, was made April 2, 1985.
F-8A/C Crusader
NASA (National Air & Space Administration)
TF-8A Crusader (N816NA)
Ex F8U-1 145385
NASA Dryden Flight Research Facility Edwards AFB California mid 70's.
F-8C Crusader (N802NA)
Ex F8U-2 145546
NASA DFBW (Digital-Fly-By-Wire) Dryden Flight Research Facility Edwards AFB California 1971.
This highly modified F-8 became the first aircraft to fly completely dependent upon an electronic flight-control system without any mechanical backup. The DFBW program lasted 13 years. The final research flight, the 210th of the program, was made April 2, 1985.