Gulfstream G650 Flies Using Electric-Powered FCS

Gulfstream Aerospace appears to have made history by becoming the first business aircraft manufacturer to fly a production fly-by-wire aircraft—the G650—using only a digitally controlled, electrically powered flight control system. The G650 only has two hydraulic systems, either of which can power...

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