any body know what this was, when, where, why, ?
did it have a name like FADAC?
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FADEC means "Full Authority Digital Engine Control"....as applied to airplanes like the Eclipse 500 personal jet. Never heard of FADAC!
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the M18 FADAC was an old POS we used in the 1970"s and early 80"s. it was so delicate it spent most of the time in the fixit shop. most FDC's just used long hand, and slide rules.
utill the pockett calculator came out in the early 80's. than we used a programable "texas instruments" sceintific calculator that was a private purchase by the unit. I think the M15 was a predacessor of the FADAC? dont know what thay use now.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_Data_Computer" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
I was writing this up, and i have a bare bones data sheet on it, but the picture is a photocopy of a photocopy so i cant post it .
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utill the pockett calculator came out in the early 80's. than we used a programable "texas instruments" sceintific calculator that was a private purchase by the unit. I think the M15 was a predacessor of the FADAC? dont know what thay use now.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_Data_Computer" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
I was writing this up, and i have a bare bones data sheet on it, but the picture is a photocopy of a photocopy so i cant post it .
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found a picture of FADAC
http://ed-thelen.org/comp-hist/BRL61-0254.jpg" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
dont suppose anyone knows of any surviving examples?
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http://ed-thelen.org/comp-hist/BRL61-0254.jpg" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
dont suppose anyone knows of any surviving examples?
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http://ed-thelen.org/comp-hist/U-S-Ord-61-ch05.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
according to this fadac must have been fielded about 59 or 60, the BS was deep even back then, did anyone in NAM ever actually use this?
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according to this fadac must have been fielded about 59 or 60, the BS was deep even back then, did anyone in NAM ever actually use this?
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ok updated the list, what did i miss?
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