NASA's X-59 experimental quiet supersonic jet is to make the first flight, with safety informing every step from taxiing down the runway to landing. The first tests will be a closed low-altitude loop ...

California's Cal Fire is partnering with Skyryse to integrate SkyOS, a fly-by-wire flight operating system, into its aerial firefighting fleet to improve safety and efficiency. SkyOS simplifies ...

Honeywell and Vertical Aerospace expanded their partnership to accelerate certification of the VX4 eVTOL air taxi, focusing on critical systems like flight management and control. The collaboration ...

Airbus pioneered the use of fly-by-wire (FBW) systems in commercial aviation with the launch of its successful Airbus A320 ...

As NASA's one-of-a-kind X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft approaches first flight, its team is mapping every step from ...

Honeywell continues certification and production work for its flight control and aircraft management systems; enters into new long-term agreement with Vertical to unlock speed and efficiencies in ...

When the pilot wants to extend the flaps on a modern plane, they aren't moving them directly -- a computer is. That system, known as fly-by-wire, takes the inputs of the pilot and the press of a ...

While the F-16 is powerful and agile, the high-performance characteristics can be unforgiving, especially for novice operators. The General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon is generally described as an ...