I don't mind FBW engine controls (FADEC) but not so sure about the desirability of full FBW flight controls.
Any yet fbw is being talked about (from what I have read) as something which will feature in next generation helicopters.
I understand about redundancy but isn't a wire or even several wires more vulnerable than a control rod? I mean its comparatively easy to damage/disrupt a wire/s compared to a control rod, isn't it?
including power generation to ensure the probability of a complete failure is extremely remote.
Probably each engine will have its own alternator but will there be additional back up systems such at the ram air turbine that airliners carry?
I fly a helicopter that requires hydraulic flight control boost - its unflyable without it
But these hydraulic boosts will still continue operating even after an engine failure for example so long at the rotors are turning the pumps?
I suppose what I am asking is, is there more vulnerability to helicopter safety in a FBW system than in conventional control? I understand in a massive airliner that having control rods etc. over long distances probably increases risk but in small to medium size helicopters wouldn't conventional control mechanisms be safer, especially for military operations?