F-8The F-8A Supercritical Wing (SCW) aircraft in flight. Dr. Richard T. Whitcomb began work on the supercritical wing in the...A Vought F-8A Crusader was selected by NASA as the testbed aircraft (designated TF-8A) to install an experimental Supercritical Wing...A Vought F-8A Crusader was selected by NASA as the testbed aircraft (designated TF-8A) to install an experimental Supercritical Wing...NASA selected a Vought F-8A Crusader as the testbed aircraft (designated TF-8A) to install an experimental Supercritical Wing (SCW) in...The Apollo hardware jammed into the F-8C. The computer is partially visible in the avionics bay at the top of...The F-8 Digital Fly-By-Wire aircraft in flight.The display and keyboard (DSKY) unit used on the F-8 Digital Fly-By-Wire (DFBW) aircraft during Phase I of the fly-by-wire...The F-8 Digital Fly-By-Wire aircraft in flight. The computer-controlled flight systems pioneered by the F-8 DFBW created a revolution in...F-8 Digital Fly-By-Wire in flight.Former research pilot Gary Krier was later the Director of Flight Operations of the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards,...