>FBW on the 7x7 (for x>3) is not that different FBW refers simply to the lack of a hydraulic/mechanical connection between the flight controls and the control

>FBW on the 7x7 (for x>3) is not that different FBW refers simply to the lack of a hydraulic/mechanical connection between the flight controls and the control surfaces. The 747 has such a connection. Thus, the 747 is not a FBW aircraft (although I think some control surfaces on the 747-8 may be FBW).