The Air Force F-16D Automatic Collision Avoidance Technology test aircraft flew at low levels through canyons and past mountain peaks during ACAT Fighter Risk Reduction Project testing of collision avoidance technologies that would reduce the risk of ground collisions for fighter/attack aircraft. [NASA photo by Carla Thomas]
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News: Automatic Ground-Collision Avoidance System operational [2014-10-10]
A new NASA-developed Automatic Ground-Collision Avoidance System (Auto-GCAS) that could significantly reduce the incidence of controlled flight into terrain aircraft accidents is currently being integrated into the flight control systems of the U.S. Air Force's fleet of F-16 fighter aircraft.
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