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Old 10th June 2013 | 00:20
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Chu Chu
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Hydraulic actuators are simpler, cheaper, and (I think) lighter than electric actuators with the same effective power. Putting an electric actuator at each control surface -- or two or three for redundancy -- would probably be cost- and weight- prohibitive.
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