by Walt W.
In 35 years in the business, the greatest job was in
the late 1960s building the XV-4B Hummingbird VTOL at Lockheed in Marietta, Georgia.
The design team was in one room, and the bird was built in the adjoining room.
It was true hands-on engineering! We were pushing the state-of-the-art with
analog fly-by-wire and stability augmentation. A lot of simulation was used to
develop the system. It was a high-risk program and we only got 10 flights
before we lost the plane (the pilot ejected safely), but it was a terrific
experience for all involved.
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| Simulation was cutting-edge! |
