Originally Posted by
LeeFXDWG
The 320 actually shares some characteristics with a FBW F-16 but of course we are talking apples and oranges.
Not surprising. Here is an early digital FBW machine.
And another albeit analog FBW (FWIW, there was some consideration for a side stick controller also but engineers thought they were breaking enough new ground and deleted it. They did, however, add a force sensing mode to the yoke for jammed controls)