Pilots have heard for awhile that it's only a matter of time
before computers completely replace humans at the controls of the
most advanced aircraft... and Lockheed Martin appears to be taking
that concept to a new level.
Two Massachusetts Air National Guard F-15 fighter jets scrambled
Wednesday morning to escort a Washington-bound United Airlines
flight to Boston's Logan International Airport, a US
North American Aerospace Defense Command spokesman confirmed.
As part of the C-5 Galaxy's Reliability Enhancement and
Re-engining Program, the aircraft is undergoing dynamic taxi
testing to check the structural strength and flexibility of the
four-engine modification -- specifically, the C-5 structure's
movement when traveling over rougher surfaces with its new engines
and pylons.
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