JOHAN VISSCHEDIJK COLLECTION No. 7026. Sepecat Jaguar GR.Mk.1 ACT (XX765 c/n S62) Royal Air Force
Photograph from British Aerospace, taken at Warton, Lancashire, UK
10/31/2007. The ATC (Active Control Technology) demonstrator in full
CCV (control configured vehicle) form, shows the strakes attached to
the wing leading edges. The strakes moved the center of lift forward
destabilising the Jaguar by around -10% in the longtudinal axis.
Stabilizing is realized by the FBW (fly-by-wire) system.
The test results from this program have been used in the conception
and development of the European Fighter Aircraft that became the
Eurofighter Typhoon. (View also photo 7040)
This aircraft was produced as a standard GR.Mk.1 and first flew on
June 13, 1975. On loan to British Aerospace it was modified to the
ATC demonstrator and flew as such for the first time on October 20,
1981. Presently it is preserved at the RAF Museum at Cosford.
