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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

The F-15EX is the most advanced version of the F-15, with digital fly-by-wire flight controls, a new electronic warfare system, a digital cockpit, and the latest mission systems and software capabilities, Boeing said.

From Reuters

Test pilot Paul Stone said that the craft's digital fly-by-wire system and multiple rotors make it much easier to fly than a traditional helicopter.

From Reuters

Honeywell is supplying the cockpit instruments and screens, the flight control computer, the fly-by-wire flight control system and the cabin air system.

The 560-foot boats will be armed with Trident II D5 nuclear missiles, fly-by-wire, computer-generated navigational controls, a stealthy X-shaped stern and ultra-quieting “electric drive” propulsion.

Later Boeing planes, the 777 and 787, are “fly-by-wire” with the control surfaces moved electrically by computer after pilot input.

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