Fly-By-Wire Flight Controls

Mu

Don't you mean the Caterpillar Club? I'm a member and people are
always asking me what the Pin is.

Big John
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On Thu, 15 Dec 2005 14:00:30 GMT,
(Mu) wrote:

On 14 Dec 2005 22:43:21 -0800, "Charles Talleyrand"
wrote:

Suppose a smaller airplane with it's fly-by-wire controls goes runs out
of fuel. All the engines quit. On a larger jet a ram air turbine
would drop into the airstream and power the controls. How does it work
on smaller planes like the Dassault Falcon or the F-16?


F16's have a EPU, and according to this link
http://www.f-16.net/f-16_forum_viewtopic-t-1056.html you've got
around 10 minutes in Hydrazine mode, to find a nice piece of concreet.
After those 10 minutes it's gonna be a membership of the Martin Baker
Fanclub.

greetz Mu