Flight control systems

2009 plane crash of an Air France Airbus A330 in the Atlantic Ocean

thumb|The Airbus A320 family was the first [[airliner to feature a full glass cockpit and digital fly-by-wire flight control system. The only analogue instruments were the radio magnetic indicator, brake pressure indicator, standby altimeter and artificial horizon, the latter two being replaced by a digital integrated standby instrument system in later production models.]] Fly-by-wire (FBW) is a system that replaces the conventional manual flight controls of an aircraft with an electronic interface. The movements of flight controls are converted to electronic signals, and flight control comput

aircraft system utilized to control flight surfaces

400px|thumb|right|A diagrammatic representation of a fixed-wing airplane in phugoid

stability of an aircraft in the pitching plane

automated flight control feature of the Boeing 737 MAX to adapt its flying characteristics to new engines and their mounting position on the wings.

Computer software

science of air vehicle orientation and control in three dimensions

early flight control system known for its early use of MOSFET

flight instrument