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Good point. Feels a little like airplanes where at some point it was decided that mechanical backup is not needed for fly by wire.
by spaetzleesser 4y ago
Good point. Feels a little like airplanes where at some point it was decided that mechanical backup is not needed for fly by wire.
- sbradford26 4y agoSo a fly by wire aircraft might not have physical cable moving surfaces, but most of them have a backup mode that relies basically entirely off of physical switches and direct communication with the surfaces. Those modes are only used in extreme emergencies but they are still designed into the system. Also what works in airplanes doesn't always translate to cars. Aircraft have rigorous maintenance requirements, while cars leave the manufacturer and might not have any sort of inspection or maintenance done for 20 years.