Carrier landing simulation, produced for the Department of the Navy, undated

Item — video: F116

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Exhibits a computer program that simulates landing a plane on an aircraft carrier. Includes a version that displays simultaneous views through left and front windows. Also shows live action, black and white footage of the computer system and a man controlling the program with a tablet and stylus. Credits: Equipment used in simulation is an Evans & Sutherland LDS-1 graphic display system connected to a PDP-10 computer manufactured by Digital Equipment Corporation. Programming Dan Cohen and Frank S. Greatorex, Jr., Photography by Red Lunde.

Dates

undated

Conditions Governing Access

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