How The F-35's Automated Departure Resistance System Prevents Spins For Pilots In Combat Maneuvers

The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II uses an evolution of traditional fly-by-wire algorithms to aid pilots as they perform ...
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What Does “Fly by Wire” Actually Mean—and Why Does It Matter to Fighter Jets?

Because of their many redundancies, electronic fly-by-wire controls are actually far safer than traditional hydraulic ones. Any pilot who has ever done a pre-flight check on a Cessna or a Bonanza ...
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Innovative Solutions & Support Acquires License for Honeywell’s Display Generator and Flight Control Computer Product Line, Strengthening Position in Military Market

EXTON, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Innovative Solutions & Support, Inc. ("IS&S" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: ISSC) today announced it acquired the license for various generations of military Display ...
Time

Could a Computer Glitch Have Brought Down Air France 447?

As the French team leading the investigation into the Air France Flight 447 crash works through the multitude of likely and less likely disaster scenarios — from the repercussions of stormy conditions ...
Aviation Week

BAE Systems Digital Flight Control Computer On Taiwan Defense Fighter

A new BAE Systems 32-bit digital flight control computer has completed its first flight on board the Taiwanese Air Force Indigenous Defense Fighter (IDF). Taiwan Aerospace Industrial Development Corp.
Reuters

Boeing making new 737 MAX software updates to address computer issue

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Boeing Co said late on Tuesday it will make two new software updates to the 737 MAX's flight control computer as it works to win regulatory approval to resume flights after the ...
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Palladyne AI Achieves Breakthrough Flight Milestone With First Flight of IntelliSwarm: Palladyne AI’s SwarmOS Autonomous Swarming Software Integrated Into Its BRAIN X2 Flight ...

Palladyne AI Corp. (NASDAQ: PDYN and PDYNW) (“Palladyne AI”), a U.S.-based defense and industrial technology company delivering embodied AI-powered collaborative autonomy solutions, advanced avionics, ...
DLR

New test stand for intelligent wings

DLR has established a test stand in Bremen to investigate innovative control surfaces on aircraft wings. New, high-aspect-ratio wings require intelligent control surfaces and functions due to their ...