NASA F-16D block 50 #840 is flying over the Dryden facilities. The aircraft is used for Automated Collision Avoidance Flight testing. [Photo by Vincent Bayne]
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News: AFRL concludes Auto-GCAS flight testing [2010-10-04]
The 103rd flight signalled the final effort in this phase of testing for the Automatic Ground Collision Avoidance System, part of the Automatic Collision Avoidance Technology/Fighter Risk Reduction Program.
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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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