Apollo Guidance Computer - Applications Outside Apollo

Applications Outside Apollo

The AGC formed the basis of an experimental fly-by-wire system installed into an F-8 Crusader to demonstrate the practicality of computer driven FBW. The AGC used in the first phase of the program was replaced with another machine in the second phase, and research done on the program led to the development of fly-by-wire systems for the Space Shuttle. The AGC also led, albeit indirectly, to the development of fly-by-wire systems for the generation of fighters that were being developed at the time.

The AGC was also used for the U.S. Navy's Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicle