flight control
Americannoun
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the direction of airplane movements, especially takeoffs and landings, by messages from the ground.
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the system by which this direction is done.
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the office from which this direction is done.
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the system by which the pilot of an airplane controls the movement of the airplane.
Etymology
Origin of flight control
First recorded in 1935–40
Example Sentences
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"If small errors creep in, and you try to repeat that flip 10 times with those small errors, the robot will just crash. We need to have robust flight control," How says.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
Poorly designed flight control software was blamed for the crashes.
From Barron's ● Mar. 11, 2026
The company also provides software for flight control and edge computing, and last July acquired Atlas Space Operations to improve its offerings on that front.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 28, 2026
Boeing had agreed to the monitoring as part of a 2021 plea deal to resolve a charge it had deceived regulators over the flight control system.
From BBC ● Dec. 5, 2024
A laser cutter was poised halfway through carving out a flight control unit.
From New York Times ● May 4, 2024
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