flight control

American  

noun

1. the direction of airplane movements, especially takeoffs and landings, by messages from the ground.

2. the system by which this direction is done.

3. the office from which this direction is done.

4. the system by which the pilot of an airplane controls the movement of the airplane.

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Etymology

Origin of flight control

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

Earlier this week, thousands of Airbus planes were grounded for a software update after it was discovered that intense solar radiation could interfere with onboard flight control computers.

From BBC

Carriers were scrambling to update software on thousands of Airbus planes after the jet maker recalled about 6,000 A320 aircraft on Friday, citing solar radiation’s potential to interrupt flight controls.

From Barron's

The Toulouse, France-based company had warned that intense solar radiation may corrupt data critical to the functioning of flight controls.

From MarketWatch

The Toulouse, France-based company had warned that intense solar radiation may corrupt data critical to the functioning of flight controls.

From MarketWatch

Airbus had instructed its clients Friday to take "immediate precautionary action" after a technical malfunction on board a JetBlue flight in October exposed that intense solar radiation could corrupt data critical to the flight controls.

From Barron's