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Boeing changing Max flight-control software architecture in wake of FAA testing

Boeing is making changes to the 737 Max flight-control system’s software architecture after the FAA discovered potential issues during its June testing, according to a report. The Seattle Times ...
Aviation Week

Flight Control System Designs Get Smaller, More Powerful

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 ...
Flightglobal

Airbus Helicopters tests new single-stick control system for eVTOL aircraft on FlightLab

Airbus Helicopters has successfully tested an electric flight-control system aboard its H130-based FlightLab demonstrator, a key step towards development of the human-machine interface for its ...
Seattle Times

Newly stringent FAA tests spur a fundamental software redesign of Boeing’s 737 MAX flight controls

While conducting newly stringent tests on the Boeing 737 MAX flight control system, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in June uncovered a potential flaw that now has spurred Boeing to make a ...