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Old 22nd Aug 2012, 19:23
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DozyWannabe
 
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Then maybe the spectre of a thread 11 - in which we all go over the same ground, discussing nothing new - would be banished.

I for one am more than comfortable with that.

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Originally Posted by gums
The Boeing FBW implementation appears to use a mechanical "artificial feel" that requires ever-increasing pressure/movement to maintain other than trimmed gee/AoA. I don't see this on the 'bus.
The designs are fundamentally different in their approach, despite both being underpinned with digital technology - I've gone into detail on the differences in approach before, so won't bore you with it again. An (admittedly rough and incomplete) analogy would be comparing the Viper with the original F/A-18 Hornet. Both used FBW - but whereas the Viper's flight deck layout was a significant departure from what had gone before, the Hornet's layout was more traditional.

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