Emerging electromechanical actuation technologies for flight control systems will support more electric architecture. Credit: Collins Aerospace With a new age of electrically driven advanced air ...

Heavier-than-air flight control systems evolved from simple weight shifting to complex fly-by-wire, driven by the need to manage increasing aircraft speed, weight, and pilot workload. Aircraft ...

Aircraft performance and flight control systems together determine an aeroplane’s ability to fly safely, efficiently and accurately along a desired trajectory. Performance considerations encompass ...

Lockheed Martin's famous-yet-secret Skunk Works is conducting live flight tests of its Smart Adaptive Flight Control Environment (SAFE) autonomous AI system on the X-62A. The system can be ...

Autonomy is no longer science fiction. Advanced flight control systems that augment pilot decisions with artificial intelligence and machine learning are moving into mainstream avionics. These systems ...

UAVOS has successfully completed the installation and site acceptance testing of their servo drives for Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) aircraft flight control. As part of heavy – lift unmanned ...

The first unmanned aircraft control station has been fitted in a US Navy (USN) aircraft carrier – a major milestone in the service’s journey to integrate uncrewed jets into the carrier air wing. The ...