fly-by-wire system

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fly-by-wire system [¦flī bī ¦wīr ‚sis·təm]

(aerospace engineering)

A flight control system that uses electric wiring instead of mechanical or hydraulic linkages to control the actuators for the ailerons, flaps, and other control surfaces of an aircraft.

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