Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

To: RinaseaofDs

Planes have been fly by wire for almost 30 years, starting with the A300 and 757/767.


9 posted on 02/26/2008 4:36:06 PM PST by Blood of Tyrants (G-d is not a Republican. But Satan is definitely a Democrat.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 7 | View Replies ]


To: Blood of Tyrants
I don't trust fly-by-wire systems. I'm sure they are very sophisticated but if the computer system goes down, there needs to be direct hydraulic control of the plane.

The original fly-by-wire system had actual...wires going to the control surfaces. Can't hack it.

10 posted on 02/26/2008 4:38:54 PM PST by Sender (Sometimes I sits and thinks, and sometimes I just sits.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 9 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson