The Ingenious F-14 Tomcat Mod That Stopped Flat Spins

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Former Chief F-14 Test Project Engineer Paul Conigliaro and former F-14 Project Chief Test Pilot and astronaut Scott Kelly discuss the test plan for the F-14 Digital Flight Control System that fixed both the fighter’s tendency to enter a flat spin at high angles of attack while dogfighting and dutch roll with gear and flaps extended in the landing phase of flight.

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