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Old 17th Jan 2020, 11:48
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L1011 - AFCS engaged during takeoff

"On May 25, 1972, veteran test pilots Anthony LeVier and Charles Hall transported 115 crew members, employees, and reporters on a 4-hour, 13- minute flight from Palmdale, California, to Dulles Airport outside Washington, D.C., with the TriStar’s AFCS feature engaged from takeoff roll to landing. It was a groundbreaking moment: the first cross-country flight without the need for human hands on the controls. Fly-by-wire technology was here to stay." source: Lockheed Martin

My question is: I've never seen any report or video, does anybody know how that takeoff using the auto system was performed?

Thanks.


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