Noun
control from ground stations of airplanes in flight by means of messages transmitted to the pilot electronically
Source: WordNetBoeing is increasingly committed to transferring more flight control from pilots to computers after the two fatal crashes of its 737 MAX aircraft. Source: Internet
Aronstein and Piccirillo 1996, p. 21. To counter the tendency to depart from controlled flight—and avoid the need for constant trim inputs by the pilot, the F-16 has a quadruplex (four-channel) fly-by-wire (FBW) flight control system (FLCS). Source: Internet
Digital flight control systems enable inherently unstable combat aircraft, such as the Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk and the Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit flying wing to fly in usable and safe manners. Source: Internet
Analog systems All "fly-by-wire" flight control systems eliminate the complexity, the fragility, and the weight of the mechanical circuit of the hydromechanical or electromechanical flight control systems—each being replaced with electronic circuits. Source: Internet
Cosmic rays were suspected as a possible cause of an in-flight incident in 2008 where an Airbus A330 airliner of Qantas twice plunged hundreds of feet after an unexplained malfunction in its flight control system. Source: Internet
As a result, in such conditions, the flight control systems commands the engines to increase thrust without pilot intervention. Source: Internet