Eurocopter Demonstrates Fiber Optic Primary Flight Control System
EUROCOPTER demonstrated a fiber optic primary flight control system on the EC 135 helicopter in Munich, Germany Jan. 28. The "fly by light" system is a "quantum leap over conventional mechanical control rods, and is an improvement over electrical control - 'fly by wire' - because it provides...
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