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I wonder how this will effect the wear rate of moving parts on an aircraft. Normally they are "fixed" right? And now they are going to be moving constantly, dur
by post_break 3y ago
I wonder how this will effect the wear rate of moving parts on an aircraft. Normally they are "fixed" right? And now they are going to be moving constantly, during the entire flight.
- stephen_g 3y agoThe control surfaces? The pilot (or autopilot) is fairly constantly making small corrections, so no, they’re not ‘fixed’, but it’s true this is a much higher frequency movement than normal control.
- post_break 3y agoYeah that's what I mean, they are moving, but nothing like this where the movements will be measured in hertz.
- MBCook 3y agoThat’s a good question. But someone else in the thread said that this might allow the wings to last longer if you can ensure that the forces on them are lower on average. It’s certainly going to be easier to replace hydraulic cylinders or something for the control services than the entire wing (which I’m assuming no one does). So it may still be a net win in maintenance terms.