Originally Posted by
Bfah
Engines cutting down/off. I wonder if they cut down on their own, or commanded to by control once they see abnormal readings. But by the time a human gets the info, makes a call and presses the button, it might be all too late.
I'm sure there's manual override in there somewhere, but It's all on-ship.
Starship and Super Heavy V3 will debut advanced avionics capabilities designed for high flight-rate, full reusability, and enhanced reliability. At the heart of the two vehicle systems, approximately 60 custom avionics units integrate batteries, inverters, and high-voltage electrical distribution into single assemblies, capable of delivering ~9MW of peak power across the vehicles with distributed fault isolation. The upgraded multi-sensor navigation is designed for precision autonomous flight with high redundancy across all phases of upcoming missions and environmental conditions.
You don't draw 9MW for a simple C2 data link - some serious smarts running on-board.