{"id":312565,"date":"2023-05-11T15:32:32","date_gmt":"2023-05-11T19:32:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/EC91-436-8\/EC91-436-8~large.jpg"},"modified":"2023-06-10T13:08:38","modified_gmt":"2023-06-10T17:08:38","slug":"amf-ec91-436-8","status":"inherit","type":"attachment","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/image-detail\/amf-ec91-436-8\/","title":{"rendered":"EC91-436-8"},"author":42,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"nasa_hds_core_meta_l10n":"en-US","nasa_hds_core_meta_article_editor":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_article_contacts":[],"nasa_hds_core_meta_article_topic":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_linked_locations":[],"nasa_hds_core_meta_article_related_articles":[],"hds_migrate_meta_pr_release_id":"","hds_migrate_meta_pr_release_type":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_location_x":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_location_y":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_gallery_images":[],"nasa_hds_core_meta_video_cc_file_id":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_audio_cc_file_id":""},"media-tags":[],"read_time":1,"video_cc_url":"","audio_cc_url":"","credits":"NASA\/Bob Brown","original_date":{"stamp":682300800,"display":"August 16th, 1991"},"description":{"rendered":"<p class=\"attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/EC91-436-8\/EC91-436-8~large.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1535\" src=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/EC91-436-8\/EC91-436-8~large.jpg?w=1920&h=1535&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"F-18 jet fighter in flight in California.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/EC91-436-8\/EC91-436-8~large.jpg?w=1920&h=1535&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1920w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/EC91-436-8\/EC91-436-8~large.jpg?w=300&h=240&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 300w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/EC91-436-8\/EC91-436-8~large.jpg?w=768&h=614&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 768w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/EC91-436-8\/EC91-436-8~large.jpg?w=1024&h=819&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1024w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/EC91-436-8\/EC91-436-8~large.jpg?w=1536&h=1228&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1536w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/EC91-436-8\/EC91-436-8~large.jpg?w=400&h=320&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 400w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/EC91-436-8\/EC91-436-8~large.jpg?w=600&h=480&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 600w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/EC91-436-8\/EC91-436-8~large.jpg?w=900&h=720&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 900w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/EC91-436-8\/EC91-436-8~large.jpg?w=1200&h=959&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s Systems Research Aircraft (SRA), a highly modified F-18 jet fighter, during a research flight. The former Navy aircraft was flown by NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base, California, to evaluate a number of experimental aerospace technologies in a multi-year, joint NASA\/DOD\/industry program. Among the more than 20 experiments flight-tested were several involving fiber optic sensor systems. Experiments developed by McDonnell-Douglas and Lockheed-Martin centered on installation and maintenace techniques for various types of fiber-optic hardware proposed for use in military and commercial aircraft, while a Parker-Hannifin experiment focused in alternative fiber-optic designs for position measurement sensors as well as operational experience in handling optical sensor systems.  Other experiments flown on this testbed aircraft included electronically-controlled control surface actuators, flush air data collection systems, “smart” skin antennae and laser-based systems. Incorporation of one or more of these technologies in future aircraft and spacecraft could result in signifigant savings in weight, maintenance and overall cost.<\/p>\n"},"caption":{"rendered":"<p>The National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s Systems Research Aircraft (SRA), a highly modified F-18 jet fighter, during a research flight. The former Navy aircraft was flown by NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base, California, to evaluate a number of experimental aerospace technologies in a multi-year, joint NASA\/DOD\/industry program. Among the more than 20 experiments flight-tested were several involving fiber optic sensor systems. Experiments developed by McDonnell-Douglas and Lockheed-Martin centered on installation and maintenace techniques for various types of fiber-optic hardware proposed for use in military and commercial aircraft, while a Parker-Hannifin experiment focused in alternative fiber-optic designs for position measurement sensors as well as operational experience in handling optical sensor systems.  Other experiments flown on this testbed aircraft included electronically-controlled control surface actuators, flush air data collection systems, “smart” skin antennae and laser-based systems. Incorporation of one or more of these technologies in future aircraft and spacecraft could result in signifigant savings in weight, maintenance and overall cost.<\/p>\n"},"alt_text":"F-18 jet fighter in flight in California.","media_type":"image","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","media_details":{"file":"EC91-436-8~large.jpg","width":1920,"height":1535,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"file":"EC91-436-8~large.jpg?resize=150,150","width":150,"height":150,"filesize":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/EC91-436-8\/EC91-436-8~large.jpg?w=1920&h=1535&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint"},"medium":{"file":"EC91-436-8~large.jpg?resize=300,240","width":300,"height":240,"filesize":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/EC91-436-8\/EC91-436-8~large.jpg?w=1920&h=1535&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint"},"medium_large":{"file":"EC91-436-8~large.jpg?resize=768,614","width":768,"height":614,"filesize":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/EC91-436-8\/EC91-436-8~large.jpg?w=1920&h=1535&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint"},"large":{"file":"EC91-436-8~large.jpg?resize=1024,819","width":1024,"height":819,"filesize":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/EC91-436-8\/EC91-436-8~large.jpg?w=1920&h=1535&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint"},"1536x1536":{"file":"EC91-436-8~large.jpg?resize=1536,1228","width":1536,"height":1228,"filesize":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/EC91-436-8\/EC91-436-8~large.jpg?w=1920&h=1535&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint"},"thumbnail-sm":{"file":"EC91-436-8~large.jpg?resize=50,50","width":50,"height":50,"filesize":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/EC91-436-8\/EC91-436-8~large.jpg?w=1920&h=1535&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint"},"thumbnail-md":{"file":"EC91-436-8~large.jpg?resize=100,100","width":100,"height":100,"filesize":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/EC91-436-8\/EC91-436-8~large.jpg?w=1920&h=1535&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint"},"thumbnail-lg":{"file":"EC91-436-8~large.jpg?resize=200,200","width":200,"height":200,"filesize":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/EC91-436-8\/EC91-436-8~large.jpg?w=1920&h=1535&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint"},"card-xsm":{"file":"EC91-436-8~large.jpg?resize=400,320","width":400,"height":320,"filesize":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/EC91-436-8\/EC91-436-8~large.jpg?w=1920&h=1535&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint"},"card-sm":{"file":"EC91-436-8~large.jpg?resize=600,480","width":600,"height":480,"filesize":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/EC91-436-8\/EC91-436-8~large.jpg?w=1920&h=1535&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint"},"card-md":{"file":"EC91-436-8~large.jpg?resize=900,720","width":900,"height":720,"filesize":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/EC91-436-8\/EC91-436-8~large.jpg?w=1920&h=1535&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint"},"card-lg":{"file":"EC91-436-8~large.jpg?resize=1200,959","width":1200,"height":959,"filesize":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/EC91-436-8\/EC91-436-8~large.jpg?w=1920&h=1535&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint"},"full":{"file":"EC91-436-8~large.jpg?w=1920&h=1535&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint","width":1920,"height":1535,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/EC91-436-8\/EC91-436-8~large.jpg?w=1920&h=1535&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint"}},"credits":"NASA\/Bob Brown","original_date":{"stamp":682300800,"display":"August 16th, 1991"}},"post":182270,"source_url":"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/EC91-436-8\/EC91-436-8~large.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/312565"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/attachment"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/42"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"media-tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media-tags?post=312565"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}