FAA Testing New Approach To FBW Certification for eVTOLS

Graham Warwick September 01, 2021
Joby is using F-35-inspired unified flight control to simplify operation of its tiltprop eVTOL.
Credit: Joby Aviation/Bradley Wentzel
For most electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) vehicle developers, certifying the advanced flight controls is a key challenge. Not only is digital fly-by-wire control essential to making this new class of aircraft flyable, but many manufacturers also want to automate and simplify the...
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