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Nitpick, the controls were "mechanically assisted" (i.e. "power steering"), not fly by wire. The first FBW fighter was the F-16. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G
by gvb 16y ago
Nitpick, the controls were "mechanically assisted" (i.e. "power steering"), not fly by wire. The first FBW fighter was the F-16. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Dynamics_F-16_Fighting_Falcon http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Dynamics_F-16_Fighting_...
- borism 16y agosorry to burst your bubble (again), but it wasn't. http://www.pprune.org/tech-log/220176-first-aircraft-use-fly-wire.html http://www.pprune.org/tech-log/220176-first-aircraft-use-fly... http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/aircraft/f-9.htm http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/aircraft/f-9.... http://www.globalaircraft.org/planes/cf-105_avro_arrow.pl http://www.globalaircraft.org/planes/cf-105_avro_arrow.pl