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The F-107 was never given an official name, but was sometimes informally called the "Super Super Sabre" [10] referring to North American's earlier fighter design, the F-100 Super Sabre. [11] The designation "F-107A" was the only one assigned to the aircraft, [ 11 ] [ 12 ] though "YF-107A" is often used in publications.
[N 1] Development of the F-108 radar and missiles was continued by the USAF and the system was eventually used in the Lockheed YF-12 program. [14] The final configuration for the rear cockpit in the YF-12A looked similar to that of the F-108 since it incorporated the same displays and controls required for the Hughes AN/ASG-18 fire control ...
The operator gets a first-person perspective from an onboard camera that feeds video to FPV goggles or a monitor. [1] [2] More sophisticated setups include a pan-and-tilt gimbaled camera controlled by a gyroscope sensor in the pilot's goggles and with dual onboard cameras, enabling a true stereoscopic view.
Gorgon Stare is a video capture technology developed by the United States military. [1] It is a spherical array of nine cameras attached to an aerial drone . [ 2 ] The US Air Force calls it "wide-area surveillance sensor system".
The use of gun cameras first became common for gunnery training in the 1920s, though examples were used during World War I by the British Royal Flying Corps.A special version of the Lewis gun, the Hythe Mark III, was manufactured as a camera gun for the Royal Flying Corps, used by trainees in lieu of actual Lewis guns during mock combat exercises.
F. North American F-1 Fury; North American F-82 Twin Mustang; North American F-86 Sabre; North American F-86D Sabre; North American YF-93; North American F-100 Super Sabre; List of F-100 units of the United States Air Force; North American F-107; North American XF-108 Rapier; North American FJ-1 Fury; North American FJ-2/-3 Fury; North American ...
Instant cameras are among the most popular gifts you can give to a child or teen this year. They snap quick photos (yes, just like an old Polaroid camera), leading to hours of fun and physical ...
The F-101 was the first aircraft in the USAF capable of exceeding 1,000 mph (1,600 km/h). The F-102 was the first aircraft in the world to utilize area rule in its design. The F-104 was the first combat aircraft capable of Mach 2 flight, and the only aircraft in history to simultaneously hold the world speed, rate-of climb and altitude records. [4]