Because of their many redundancies, electronic fly-by-wire controls are actually far safer than traditional hydraulic ones.

The fundamentals of flight have remained the same since the Wright brothers first left the ground, but nearly everything else has changed. Design standards have shifted from simple airframes to ...

Beta’s aircraft are designed with fly-by-wire flight controls, which the company said makes them an “ideal platform” for both ...

Flying is dangerous, but modern software and hardware can take a basic technology that hasn't changed in 100 years and make it safe. A new company called Airhart Aeronautics in Long Beach, California, ...

The Bombardier CSeries is on target to achieve first flight within the next three months according to president Guy Hachet. He said that the flight test programme has reached the critical stage of ...

Bell 525: Near certification, featuring a fully digital fly-by-wire system with significant automation and triple redundancy for enhanced safety, targeting offshore, VIP, and SAR markets; 30% more ...

Naturally, there will be some skills that commercial and fighter pilots share. Both maneuver fixed-wing aircraft, but commercial and fighter planes are very different vehicles designed for very ...

Technology start-up Skyryse is making its NBAA-BACE debut, demonstrating a touchscreen-based flight automation system over a decade in development which it says can make almost any fixed- or ...

ESSINGTON, Pa., September 10, 2024 (Newswire.com) – In an aviation milestone, Piasecki Aircraft Corporation (PiAC) successfully conducted the first flight of its innovative proof of concept tilt-duct ...