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    Fly-by-wire (FBW) is a system that replaces the conventional manual flight controls of an aircraft with an electronic interface. The movements of flight...
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  • Fly by wire, Fly-by-wire or Fly by Wire may refer to: Fly-by-wire (FBW), electronic flight control system Fly by Wire (album), an album by Someone Still...
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  • manufacturing by Nike Fly-wire (wire), an enameled wire for circuit patching Flying wire Fly by wire (disambiguation) Jumper wire Wrap wire This disambiguation...
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    are directly connected to the control surfaces using cables, others (fly-by-wire airplanes) have a computer in between which then controls the electrical...
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    period, maneuverability was enhanced by relaxed static stability, made possible by introduction of the fly-by-wire (FBW) flight-control system, which in...
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    control driving functions. The concept is similar to fly-by-wire in the aviation industry. Drive-by-wire may refer to just the propulsion of the vehicle through...
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    the CFM56/PW6000 powered A318. The family pioneered the use of digital fly-by-wire and side-stick flight controls in airliners. Variants offer maximum take-off...
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    blade-shaped tail cone. The 777 became the first Boeing airliner to use fly-by-wire controls and to apply a carbon composite structure in the tailplanes...
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  • aircraft are characterized by the use of multiple electric-powered rotors or fans for lift and propulsion, along with fly-by-wire systems to control them...
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    systems such as the fly-by-wire and cockpit displays were already tested on the F-15SA and F-15QA with export customer funding by Saudi Arabia and Qatar...
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  • parking pawl as part of the shifting system. Steer-by-wire Fly-by-wire in aviation contexts Power-by-wire, a system which actuates the aircraft's flight controls...
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  • Fly By Wire is the fifth full-length studio album from American indie pop band Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin. It was released through Polyvinyl...
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    rating. While most newer airliners now employ fly-by-wire technology, the G650 was only the second fly-by-wire business jet, after the Dassault Falcon 7X...
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    g-forces on the pilot, and the first use of a relaxed static stability/fly-by-wire flight control system that helps to make it an agile aircraft. The F-16...
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    with different lengths and feature three different redesigned wings, fly-by-wire controls with new avionics, and an updated cabin. The variants offer...
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    Magnet wire or enameled wire is a copper or aluminium wire coated with a very thin layer of insulation. It is used in the construction of transformers...
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    of the Northrop T-38A, fly-by-wire systems of the F-16, landing gear of the A-10, and environmental systems of the C-130. By bringing together existing...
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    and actuators. In more modern aircraft, inputs may first be sent to a fly-by-wire system, which then sends a corresponding signal to actuators attached...
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    jets in the size category to feature a flat-floor stand-up cabin and fly-by-wire. The Legacy 500, with a range of 3,125 nautical miles [nmi] (5,790 km;...
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    flight computer is in. In aircraft in which the flight control system is fly-by-wire, the movements the pilot makes to the yoke or joystick in the cockpit...
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    lower weights, and slightly different lengths. Both airliners have fly-by-wire controls as well as a similar glass cockpit to increase the commonality...
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    Fly by Wire: The Geese, the Glide, the Miracle on the Hudson is a book written in 2009 by William Langewiesche about US Airways Flight 1549 with emphasis...
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    flightdeck. Typically this is found in aircraft that are equipped with fly-by-wire control systems. The throttle controls are typically located to the left...
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    computer (FCC) is a primary component of the avionics system found in fly-by-wire aircraft. It is a specialized computer system that can create an artificial...
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    configured with a delta wing and canard design, with fly-by-wire flight controls, and produced by the Chengdu Aircraft Corporation (CAC) for the People's...
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    growth in cost of avionics. Flight control systems (fly-by-wire) and new navigation needs brought on by tighter airspaces, have pushed up development costs...
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    accompanying fly-by-wire flight-control system, the aerodynamic layout improved the aircraft's manoeuvrability and enabled it to briefly fly with its nose...
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    developed for the Falcon 2000EX and 900EX and controls are fly-by-wire. Scheduled to fly in 2004, first deliveries were planned for mid-2006. With 41...
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    Air France Flight 296Q (category Airliner accidents and incidents caused by pilot error)
    captain, Michel Asseline, disputed the report and claimed an error in the fly-by-wire computer prevented him from applying thrust and pulling up. Five individuals...
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    aircraft have common airframe, thrust vectoring engines and a digital fly-by-wire system, however the MKM version differs from the MKI mainly in the composition...
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