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Flight Dynamics Principles, 2nd Edition
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Flight Dynamics Principles, 2nd Edition

by Michael V. Cook
February 2011
Beginner to intermediate content levelBeginner to intermediate
488 pages
17h 21m
English
Butterworth-Heinemann
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Ch11-H6927.tex 20/6/2007 16: 37 Page 280
280 Flight Dynamics Principles
also involves digital technology. Digital signals can also be transmitted optically with
some advantage, especially in the demanding environment within aircraft. Today it is
common for optical signal transmission to be used in FCS if for no other reason than to
maintain electrical isolation between redundant components within the system. There
is no reason why optical signalling should not be used for primary flight control and
there are a small number of systems currently flying which are optically signalled.
Such a control system is referred to as a fly-by-light (FBL) system and ...
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