Airbus Glitch

[ashaman]

Are you people sure you haven't the yaw damper active on the airbus? If the YD is on and you try to move the rudder it's only normal you don't have any reaction.

Just an idea.

[Nexus]

Fly by wire isn't an automatic pilot. All it means is that instead of hydralics or mechanical links the surfaces are controled by electrics.

The surfaces on the Airbus are still manipulated by hydraulic motors, just as any other airliner.

But the means of transfering the control commands to the hydraulics are electrical, instead of mechanical.

Maybe that's what you meant, and then I apologize  :)

[Fr. Bill]

Fly by wire isn't an automatic pilot. All it means is that instead of hydralics or mechanical links the surfaces are controled by electrics.

True FBW can be used to limit what can be done, and it no doubt makes autopilots simpler. But it doesn't take full control of the surfaces out of the pilots hands.

Sorry, but that's simply incorrect.  FBW refers to the complete system, which includes the ELAC and SEC computers, the autopilot, autothrottle, control surfaces, actuating mechanisms, and control connections.

[Woodlouse2002]

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The surfaces on the Airbus are still manipulated by hydraulic motors, just as any other airliner.

But the means of transfering the control commands to the hydraulics are electrical, instead of mechanical.

Maybe that's what you meant, and then I apologize

[Fr. Bill]

Are you still maintaining that a FBW system takes control of certain surfaces completely out of the pilots hands?

I'm not "maintaining" a thing.