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Constructed as a F-15A- 4-MC. |
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25 August 1973 |
First flight. |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 71-0287. |
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From 1973 to November 1975 |
Transferred to MCDD/USAF F-15 Joint Test Force, Edwards AFB, CA. |
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5 January 1976 |
Taken on Strength/Charge with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration with s/n NASA 835. |
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5 January 1976 |
Transferred to NASA Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards AFB, CA. |
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25 November 1976 |
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Used for research into the F100 EMD (Engine Model Derivative). Used to test the Advanced Digital Engine Control System (ADECS).Used in the HIDEC program (Highly Integrated Digital Engine Controls). Used to test the Self Repairing Flight Control System (SRFCS). |
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1991 |
Redesigned 1991 to be part of the Performance Seeking Control (PCS) program. The program main function was to optimize engine performance and assure safe operation of the power plants through digital monitoring of failures and digital control of the inlets, nozzles and flight control sections. |
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Used as a Landing/Maneuvering Technology Demonstrator (L/MTD) for testing emerging technologies for suitability to the USAFaCOs Advance Tactical Fighter program. |
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May 1993 |
Last noted in active use. |
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Circa 1996 |
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July 2001 |
To NASA Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards AFB, CA with new c/r N835NA. |
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By October 2006 |
Assigned to Edwards AFB, CA for storage. |
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To National Museum of the United States Air Force Loan Program, Wright Field, Dayton, OH. |
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Loaned to 95 ABW/MU, Edwards AFB, CA. |
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To Edwards AFB, Palmdale, CA. |
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