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To: CRBDeuce
I didn't mean that hydraulic controls were foolproof. What do the fly-by-wire jets use, servo motors with a rack and pinion? Anything can fail.

I only meant that in the event of the computer failing, there should be some means for the pilots to manually control the plane.

58 posted on 02/27/2008 6:21:58 PM PST by Sender (Sometimes I sits and thinks, and sometimes I just sits.)
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To: Sender

“I didn’t mean that hydraulic controls were foolproof”

Hey, sorry, I was joking at your expense. I know what you meant, was just poking fun......


61 posted on 02/27/2008 7:28:56 PM PST by RFEngineer
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