Emerging electromechanical actuation technologies for flight control systems will support more electric architecture. Credit: Collins Aerospace With a new age of electrically driven advanced air ...

DARPA's X-65, that replaces conventional aircraft flight controls with puffs of air, is coming together at Boeing subsidiary Aurora’s Bridgeport, West Virginia facility. The fuselage is taking shape ...

Horizon Aircraft selected BETA Technologies' fly-by-wire flight control system for the Cavorite X7 as the hybrid-electric VTOL advances toward certification. BETA Technologies provides the fly-by-wire ...

CoolFly, a developer of personal electric aircraft and eVTOL technologies, is showcasing its Dream ST personal aircraft at ...

LONG BEACH, Calif. - JetZero in Long Beach, Calif. announced it has finalized partnership agreements with tier-one suppliers for the key components of the flight control system on its full-scale ...

Volocopter has patented a method for controlling aircraft, specifically VTOL multirotor aircraft, using a dual-channel system. The system ensures control commands from a pilot input are suitable for ...

Autonomy is no longer science fiction. Advanced flight control systems that augment pilot decisions with artificial intelligence and machine learning are moving into mainstream avionics. These systems ...

Aircraft performance and flight control systems together determine an aeroplane’s ability to fly safely, efficiently and accurately along a desired trajectory. Performance considerations encompass ...

The 787 is Boeing’s grand innovation, nose to tail, wingtip to wingtip. The aircraft’s majority-composite design is at the heart of the airframer’s leap… The 787 is Boeing’s grand innovation, nose to ...

The important legacy is therefore not simply the DC-10 itself, but the engineering philosophy developed around it. American ...