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Old 19th Feb 2007, 19:00
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PT6ER, it's unlikely that the pilot of a modern FBW jet such as that will have direct control over anything much. The basic principles of FBW are that instead of demanding that something moves on the airframe (a nozzle, aileron, elevator, etc.) they demand a response (pitch up, climb, slow down, etc.) and then the FBW system decides how best to provide it.

There are exceptions - but generally speaking that's how much of such an aircraft is operated, whether civil (e.g. an Airbus) or military (e.g. a Typhoon).

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