Introduction:
Fly-by-wire control system is the leap from the mechanical control system to the electric one by the aid of wires, hence the name “Fly-by-wire” comes from.
Since the mechanical and hydro-mechanical flight control systems require a large amount of human resource effort to have control on the components of cranks, shafts, pulleys, cables and hydraulic pipes which are relatively heavy, unlike the (FBW) which is less complicated and more reliable uses computer and wires to transmit the signals.
FBW is a closed loop (feedback) where servo controlled actuators restores stability of the aircraft, it recognizes the pilot’s commands as the required action whether it’s roll, yaw or pitch and converts it to electronic signals transmitted by wires and the flight control …show more content…
He served in NASA's Office of Advanced Research and Technology following his historic Apollo 11 lunar landing and knew electronic control systems from his days training in and operating Apollo spacecraft.
Later, the original Apollo system was replaced with a triple redundant digital system designed to provide backup computer capabilities if a failure occurred.
In addition, digital flight control systems are more efficient because they are lighter and take up less volume than hydraulic controls aboard aircraft. This serves to either reduce the fuel required to fly with the extra weight, or permits the carrying of more passengers or cargo, so that the application of it became common in most types of aircrafts likes: Boeing uses fly-by-wire technology on its 777 jets and will also have it on its next-generation 787s, due out early next