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	Science Forum Forum Index » Engineering & Transportation » landing by wire??  landing by wire?? « View previous topic :: View next topic »  Author Message wienertakesall Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2008 3:33 am    Post subject: landing by wire?? Forum Freshman Joined: 30 Jun 2008 Posts: 38 Location: Poland How is it with modern airplanes like Airbus 3xx and Boeing 7xx during starting, flight and landing. Do pilots actually fly them by moving their steering joystics or is it done by computer onboard ie. by wire. I have heard on tv that latest planes are flown by wire but is it so with all of modern planes? Cheers Wojtek Back to top Scifor Refugee Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2008 6:41 am    Post subject: Re: landing by wire?? Forum Professor Joined: 02 May 2005 Posts: 1171 wienertakesall wrote: How is it with modern airplanes like Airbus 3xx and Boeing 7xx during starting, flight and landing. Do pilots actually fly them by moving their steering joystics or is it done by computer onboard ie. by wire. I have heard on tv that latest planes are flown by wire but is it so with all of modern planes? Cheers Wojtek It's all done with electronics. The controls in the cockpit are connected to a computer, which decides how to actually move the flaps etc. in order to do what the pilots told it to do. Often there are backup controls that are actually physically connected in case the computers fail or something. Some of the older jets (like the 747) still use physical controls. Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First     Page 1 of 1 Science Forum Forum Index » Engineering & Transportation » landing by wire?? Jump to: Select a forum Natural Sciences----------------Astronomy & CosmologyBiologyChemistryEarth SciencesMathematicsPhysics People----------------Behavioral & Social SciencesHealth & MedicinePhilosophical DiscussionHistoryReligionPoliticsCriminology and Forensic Science General Technology----------------Computer ScienceElectronicsMilitary Technology Information Technology----------------Business & EconomicsEducationEngineering & Transportation International Issues----------------Environmental IssuesIn the News The Science Forum----------------General DiscussionIntroductionsScience-Fiction and Non-FictionExperimentationPseudoscienceLinksArt and Culture Site Administration----------------Site FeedbackTrash Can  You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum
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