France's Dassault Balzac V fighter jet started to fly in late 1961, Several innovations were made on this aircraft as the first fly-by-wire controls and the use of telemetry to communicate flight data in real time with the ground.

France's Dassault Balzac V fighter jet started to fly in late 1961, Several innovations were made on this aircraft as the first fly-by-wire controls and the use of telemetry to communicate flight data in real time with the ground.