I have a copy of an illustration of the Flight System that suggests that the auto part of the takeoff was CWS and SAS only. The accompanying text reads:
" The Avionic Flight Control System (AFCS) provides manual or automatic modes of control throughout the total flight envelope from take-off to landing."
As stated, this is absolutely correct...and I know the folks that proved the concept, and completed the flight trials.
TriStar...so very far ahead of its time...younger folks would be simply amazed.
Or....not
