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Old 9th Mar 2008, 17:09
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Smilin_Ed
 
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FBW vs. Mechanical Linkage

Seems kind of silly doesn't it? Take a very simple and reliable system like wires, push-rods, and bell-cranks to get a control input out to whatever needs to be moved and we replace it with a computer, wires, and actuators which are dependent, among other things, on the availability of electric power. Oh well, that's the price we pay for progress.
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