Unanswered Questions
35 questions with no upvoted or accepted answers
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How did the Caproni Ca.60 electrical communication system work?
On the wikipedia page for the Ca.60 it says:
The two nacelles also housed a cockpit for one flight engineer each, who controlled the power output of the engines in response to the orders given by ...
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Which Aircraft Utilise Fly-By-Light Controls?
Although I can find reference to the Eurocopter EC135 being a test bed for fly-by-light, I am not sure if it has entered production with the system [1]. The only confirmed aircraft I can find is the ...
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Boeing 747 Autopilot PID Controller
For a personal flight simulator project, I am creating my own custom Boeing 747 classic series. I have about 50% of the project complete at a level of detail nearly equivalent to study-level flight ...
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What failure modes did Airbus seek to eliminate or mitigate when they changed the design of the A310/A300-600's rudder travel limiter?
In the NTSB report on the crash of American Airlines Flight 587, it is mentioned (in the context of the changes between the A300-B2/B4's rudder system, on the one hand, and the A310/A300-600's rudder ...
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Pilot's cabin ergonomics
Are there any regulations in rotating and deflection angles of pilots controll wheel during aircraft evolutions and about the position of controll column itself according to pilot's ergonomics?
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Leading-edge vortex controllers (LEVCONs) on Su-57 compared to on HAL Tejas Naval variant
I observed that the LEVCON (Leading-edge vortex controller) of Su-57 and HAL Tejas Naval variant operate differently during landing and approach. LEVCON on the Tejas is pitched up and on the Su-57, ...
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Has the inceptor (control stick) ever been controlled via using CAN bus control?
The CAN bus is being used widely in the automotive industry, and some aircraft are using the CAN bus control.
Is there any inceptor (control stick) or throttle that can be connected to the CAN?
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Doubt in the Coriolis component of the net force acting on the aircraft
I dig a little and got to know that the force equation in 6DOF are nothing but a mathematical depiction of the fact that for a translating & Rotating body in 3D,The net force is the Translational ...
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Are there guidelines for how rudder pedals should be shaped?
I've seen a lot of rudder pedal design, from simple welded steel tubes to more complex branded aluminum forgings.
They all seem to work equally well in my experience, and I've never found myself ...
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Boeing 777 PCU Synchronization of Duplicate Hydraulic Actuators for Control Surface Deflection
I have a question regarding the redundancy of hydraulic systems used to deflect the control surfaces of a Boeing 777 aircraft (or the like). We know that "the elevators, ailerons, and flaperons ...
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Is the pitch control output in PX4 autopilot inverted?
I am trying to translate controller diagram of the fixed wing PX4 attitude controller into mathematical form.
While going through the controller diagram Fixed-Wing Attitude Controller looking into PX4 ...
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Which connector and cables are recommended for CAN?
Which mechanical connector(s) and cable(s) is/are recommended to arrange a Controller Area Network (CAN) bus communication or its aerospace counterpart ARINC 826 in the aerospace industry (civil & ...
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Can commercial automatic flight control fly back-side?
For most commercial flight director, autopilot and auto-throttle systems (e.g. the A330-300, B737-800), the flight director/autopilot flies the altitude hold (ALT) or vertical speed (V/S) mode by ...
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What is the communication protocol for the side-stick in the F-16 or F/A-18?
The side-stick in the F-16 or F/A-18 communicates with the flight control computer to transmit the pilot inputs. This transmission uses a protocol. Which protocol?
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Is there a general standard for servo actuators?
It is said in the standard AS94900 that the standard ARP490 should be considered for the actuators of the control surfaces in the aircraft. However, this standard is on servo valves and not servo ...
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