VX-23 testing new flight control software for F/A-18E/F

A new flight control software for the F/A-18E/F is being tested by VX-23. MAGIC CARPET, an acronym for Maritime Augmented Guidance with Integrated Controls for Carrier Approach and Recovery Precision Enabling Technologies, will allow carrier pilots to focus more attention on maintaining a proper line-up by maintaining a commanded glideslope and angle of attack.

A U.S. Navy F-A-18F Super Hornet aircraft assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 103 performs an arrested recovery aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) in the Arabian Sea May 1, 2013 130501-N-MD211-145
By MCSN Lauren Booher [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

The press release from NAVAIR says the new improvements include an enhanced heads-up display.

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