![]() ![]() How does FLY-BY-WIRE work? The future of flight controls! Explained by CAPTAIN JOEĭuotech is a leading source for repairing the Flight Control Computer (FLCC) and the Digital Flight Control Computer (DFLCC). If you enjoyed this article, share it on your social media channels for your family and friends. In the video below, Captain Joe does an excellent job of describing and illustrating what the fly-by-wire system is and how it operates to make flight safe and smooth. The workload on the pilot is much easier, too. ![]() It is also cheaper and more cost-effective to maintain a fly-by-wire system. If any of the flight control computers sense that the pilot’s input is too much or unsafe then it will interfere with the input and takes over to keep the plane in safe flight. The flight control computers check every input from the pilot on the sidestick or yoke before sending the information to the plane’s actuators, which control the flight control surfaces. Also Read: Pitch 1 Board Repair of the Analog FLCCįly-by-wire increases flight safety by not allowing pilots to exceed the aircraft’s limits. The workload on the pilot is much easier, as well. However, it is cheaper and more cost-effective to maintain a fly-by-wire system. Fly-by-wire components are much lighter and require less space but are more complex and expensive than mechanical flight control systems. The fly-by-wire flight control system utilizes redundant flight computers and wires to deliver electrical signals between the pilot and flight actuators. Also Read: The First Flight That Technically Wasn’t FLY-BY-WIRE FLIGHT CONTROLSĬlick for larger view | Image from This form of flight control is heavier than traditional cable and pulley systems. Like a car’s braking system, hydraulic controls provide a quick response to the pilot’s input, are dependable, and provide no delay because liquids don’t compress. The hydraulic flight system uses pressurized fluid between the pilot’s control and the actuators that manage the plane’s flight control surfaces. HYDRAULIC FLIGHT CONTROLSĪnother mechanical version is the hydraulic flight control system. A disadvantage would be that cables may need to be adjusted over time due to stretching or temperature changes. The benefits of cable systems is that they are efficient, lightweight, and provide good tactile feedback to the pilot. The force applied by the pilot to the yoke, either left or right, front or back, is delivered via cables and pulleys to make adjustments to the control surfaces. Contact our commercial aircraft solutions electronic systems director of business development today to learn more.In many traditional aircraft, the link between the pilot’s controls and the aircraft’s flight surfaces is what is referred to as mechanical flight controls. See a more detailed list of our flight controls portfolio for commercial aircraft below, as well as key features and capabilities of our integrated flight control system elements. Whatever the nature of your aviation mission – manned or autonomous – no one delivers more advanced, high performance flight control solutions for your aircraft than BAE Systems. ![]() Our advanced, fly-by-wire (FBW) control systems are the operational heart of those aircraft, including our primary flight control computers (FCC), our active inceptor systems (AIS) and active control sticks (ACS), our slat & flap electronic control units (SFECU) and spoiler control electronics (SCE), our actuator control electronics (ACE), and our remote electronics units (REU). ![]() And our advances in autonomous controls and electric aircraft will further transform aviation.Įvery second of the day, an aircraft somewhere in the world takes off enabled by flight-critical systems designed, produced, and supported by BAE Systems. Our fly-by-wire controls – the first in commercial aircraft – continue to make flight more agile, secure, and affordable. Flight control systems that lead commercial aviation We’ve been improving flight controls for 40+ years, with an installed base of 15,000 aircraft. ![]()
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