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Old 06-01-2010 | 05:16 PM
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Originally Posted by III Corps
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)


Nice pics, thanks.

Now someone tell me why Boeing still needs to make moving yolks and throttles in a FBW aircraft???

Lee
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