F-15 in first supersonic flight using engines for pitch, yaw

The first supersonic flight using engines for pitch and yaw vectoring was achieved April 24 by an F-15 fighter at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, Calif. In the 1.5 hour flight - conducted under the joint NASA-Air Force- McDonnell Douglas Advanced Control Technology for Integrated...

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