31 mars 2021 | International, Naval

Flight Control Technology Set to Dive Underwater for Submarine Mobility - Seapower

ROCHESTER, U.K. — BAE Systems is taking decades of flight controls expertise underwater on-board the United Kingdom’s next-generation submarine, Dreadnought. This innovative approach involves adapting controls that are usually used in fly-by-wire aircraft and applying them in a marine environment,...

https://seapowermagazine.org/flight-control-technology-set-to-dive-underwater-for-submarine-mobility

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