Editing F-14 CADC (section)

{{Short description|Early flight control computer using MOS}}
[[File:Garrett F-14A dual channel CADC.png|thumb|250px|A Garrett-manufactured F-14A dual channel central air data computer (CADC)]]

The '''F-14's Central Air Data Computer''', also abbreviated as '''CADC''', computes altitude, [[vertical speed]], [[air speed]], and [[mach number]] from sensor inputs such as [[Pitot-static_system#Pitot_pressure|pitot]] and [[Pitot-static_system#Static_pressure|static pressure]] and temperature.<ref>{{cite book|title=Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms|date=Oct 1, 1987|publisher=DIANE Publishing|isbn=9780941375108|page=63}}</ref> From 1968 to 1970, the first CADC to use custom digital [[integrated circuit]]s was developed for the [[Grumman_F-14_Tomcat|F-14]].<ref name=holt>{{cite book |first1=Raymond |last1=Holt |first2=Leo |last2=Sorge |title=The Accidental Engineer |date=2017 |publisher=Lulu.com |isbn=9781387313488 |page=36 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_r47DwAAQBAJ&pg=PA15 |accessdate=2 June 2020 |archive-date=26 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201226121448/https://books.google.com/books?id=_r47DwAAQBAJ&pg=PA15 |url-status=live }}</ref>