Therefore, there are different types of computers with different operating systems in the flight control system. Using an everyday analogy, it's like there are PCs and Macs operating side by side.

Answer: In a fly-by-wire aircraft, the pilot inputs commands via a sidestick or yoke to a computer. The computer then directs the hydraulic or electric actuator to deflect a flight control surface ...

While conducting newly stringent tests on the Boeing 737 MAX flight control system, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in June uncovered a potential flaw that now has spurred Boeing to make ...

The investigation that followed blamed an ADIRU failure for the 330’s uncommanded dive: one of the plane’s three ADIRUs, which are designed to help the plane’s flight-control computer fly ...

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The Aircraft Flight Control Systems market size is projected to grow from USD 14.5 Billion in 2022 to USD 21.5 Billion by 2027, at a CAGR of 8.2 % from 2022 to 2027.

A Leonardo C-27J Spartan military transport has been used to demonstrate technology aimed at slashing fuel consumption of regional aircraft, the Italian manufacturer said Monday.

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has confirmed the sudden drop in altitude of a Qantas Flight 72 over Western Australia last year was due to a computer ...

NASA and partner Lockheed Martin are evaluating a newly discovered flight-control problem with the agency’s X-59 supersonic demonstrator jet, and have moved the aircraft back inside for evaluation.