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fly-by-wire

[ flahy-bahy-wahyuhr ]

adjective

  1. (of aircraft or spacecraft) activated entirely by electronic controls.


fly-by-wire

noun

  1. aircraft control through systems operated by electronic circuits rather than mechanical rods FBW
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Example Sentences

And he had no engine power, it was a spectacular example of fly-by-wire-and-seat-of-pants.

And Sullenberger was flying an Airbus—the smaller A320, but with identical “fly-by-wire” controls to those of the A330.

The Airbus was as “fly-by-wire” plane, which means that the flaps on the wings are commanded by wires rather than manual tubes.

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