dogmaul

do planes have power steering ??? or abs ??? or anything else like that

i dont have a clue why i thought of this but there ya go i did

ta mike

Reffro

Yes they have power steering, but really it should be called hydraulic activation of the control surfaces, and yes they also have ABS braking.......

BOB.T

A lot of planes are going to "fly by wire" now, ie a computer reads how much you've moved the controls and activates the flappy things accordingly, there's no direct link anymore from the joystick to flappy thing Cars are going the same way too, many cars now have "fly by wire" throttles

Re ABS, not sure how you'd go about skidding in a plane

IWatkins

Doesn't the latest BMW & series have fly-by-wire brakes ? Now, that would scare me.

Bob,
You can skid while landing a plane.

BOB.T

I saw summat about Merc the other day, it seems they could use fly by wire brakes now but there is a legal requirement for a mechanical link. At least I think that's what they said? Kinda makes sense though doesn't it! The technology prolly already exists for FBW steering too, there are already electronically assisted rack in use.

Planes... landing.... course they do! Blimey I can be fick at times:rolleys:

Reffro

Mercedes have 'fly by wire' brakes, they are called Servotronic. As said before they still have a mechanical link between the pedal and brakes, just in case, and because of legal requirements.

Fly by wire for steering has been in development for steering, but the closest to it for the road, is being developed for the next BMW 5 series. It will employ a system which will automatically correct oversteer for you, turning the front wheels to catch a slide. Pure fly/drive by wire has been demonstrated by Saab and Mercedes with cars being controlled by joystick, replacing the steering wheel and pedals.

dogmaul

hehe im quite suprised actually i thought it was a stupid question you lot really are great
ta
mike