The industry is only a generation of cars away from fuel cells, mass fitment of on-board computer screens, and aircraft fly-by-wire technology. |
Can a mobile phone really cause a fly-by-wire computer-controlled aircraft to fall out of the sky? |
The fly-by-wire system consists of a flight control computer, two pilot control sticks and sensors for pitch, roll and yaw measurement. |
The KC-10A's boom operator controls refueling operations through a digital fly-by-wire system. |
However, the manufacturers have a valid point in that we are quite happy to unthinkingly travel in fly-by-wire aircraft. |
The fly-by-wire throttle is so responsive that you just release the pressure on the pedal and it smoothes everything out. |