> This is equally fascinating to me. Before each flight, someone had to generate a flight plan and punch it onto a physical tape, then load it into the plan. T
> No mid-flight "re-calculating route" if stuff goes wrong.
From what I understand of the manual[0], the system doesn't get completely lost if the crew decides to abort and fly away or something. The preprogramming is mainly so the sensors and camera automatically engage at the predefined points in the planned flight.
> No mid-flight "re-calculating route" if stuff goes wrong.
From what I understand of the manual[0], the system doesn't get completely lost if the crew decides to abort and fly away or something. The preprogramming is mainly so the sensors and camera automatically engage at the predefined points in the planned flight.
[0] https://airandspace.si.edu/webimages/collections/full/NAS-14...