This graphic depicts how the automatic ground collision avoidance system (Auto-GCAS) software application, tied to a small autopilot, can command the flight controls to alter the flight path of an ...

NASA work isn't contained to outer space & the Agency proves it with its new F-16 Ground Collision System. A new NASA-developed Automatic Ground-Collision Avoidance System (Auto-GCAS) that could ...

The Auto-GCAS’s capabilities can best be appreciated firsthand. During a 1-hr. 20-min. flight on the Air Force Research Laboratory/NASA F-16 testbed, this Aviation Week editor observed a variety of ...

Several articles have mentioned the A-GCAS (Automatic Ground Collision Avoidance System) as the military tech capable to avert the Germanwings crash. We recently run a very detailed article about GCAT ...

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The United States Air Force (USAF) has announced that it is in the process of fitting out its fleet of F-16 fighters with a NASA-developed system that has the potential to save hundreds of lives and ...

Are you a pilot looking for a handy means to help keep you out of trouble ¬– such as, say, flying into immoveable objects like mountains or the ground? Well, in the future, there may be an app for ...

The Automatic Ground Collision Avoidance System (Auto GCAS) team has been awarded the 2018 Robert J. Collier Trophy by the National Aeronautic Association. Auto GCAS, developed by a collaborative team ...