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Re:Preliminary conclusion MCAS misfired in Ethiopian's 737 m... by petschge on Friday March 29, 2019 @10:48AM (#19522146)
Fly-by-wire does not necessarily imply that there is software interfering. You can have a very linear system that just translates yoke input into control surface deflection, but uses software and cables instead of hydraulic lines.
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Re:Preliminary conclusion MCAS misfired in Ethiopian's 737 m... by dingaling on Friday March 29, 2019 @01:27PM (#19523729)
That's an obtuse definition of FBW that has no implementation that I know.

There's no benefit in developing and certifying software that just passes raw pilot commands to actuators.

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