Bendix Central Air Data Computer

From OODA WIKI
The Bendix MG-1A Central Air Data Computer with the case removed, showing the complex mechanisms inside.

The Bendix Central Air Data Computer (CADC) is a mechanical analog computer manufactured by the Bendix Corporation in the 1950's and used in early fighter planes to calculate altitude, air speed, and other "air data" as the jet approached the speed of sound.[1]

  1. "Reverse-engineering an electromechanical Central Air Data Computer," Ken Shirriff's blog. https://www.righto.com/2023/02/bendix-central-air-data-computer-cadc.html