flight control
the direction of airplane movements, especially takeoffs and landings, by messages from the ground.
the system by which this direction is done.
the office from which this direction is done.
the system by which the pilot of an airplane controls the movement of the airplane.
Origin of flight control
1Words Nearby flight control
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How to use flight control in a sentence
During this test, it operated under full autonomous flight control, and the aerodynamic, propulsion, and power efficiency performed “exactly as expected,” BAE Systems reported.
This solar-powered British drone will surveil from the stratosphere | Christina Mackenzie | October 31, 2021 | Popular-ScienceLooking ahead, the company is planning to continue iterating its flight control system and doing a field demo with the sub-scale prototype in the coming months.
YC grad Buoyant wants to solve middle-mile delivery with cargo airships | Aria Alamalhodaei | August 27, 2021 | TechCrunchIt was testing significant changes to the flight control system and new software.
Richard Branson's Big Space D*ck Contest with Bezos is Reckless—and Potentially Deadly | Clive Irving | July 2, 2021 | The Daily BeastSome drones are simply too costly and ineffective, others just don’t have the flight control to ensure safe take-offs and landings, but we’ve got one that will take you to new heights.
Take to the skies with powerful drone technology | Quinn Gawronski | June 24, 2021 | Popular-ScienceSeveral investigative reports have found that the company altered a flight control system, but didn’t fully explain the changes to Federal Aviation Administration inspectors.
Boeing to pay $2.5 billion to settle 737 Max fraud charge | Verne Kopytoff | January 8, 2021 | Fortune
Bonin was flying the airplane at the time when its flight control computers suddenly quit, requiring him to take over.
MH370’s Pilots Behaved As They Should in an Emergency, Not as Sinister Killers | Clive Irving | March 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
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