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In the early times of aviation, aircraft flight controls were purely mechanical systems comprised of pulleys and cables deflecting the aircraft’s control surfaces about their hinges. The control stick/pedal inputs applied by the pilot counteracted the aerodynamic forces acting upon the control surfaces.
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Langer, D., Rauch, J., Rößler, M. (1992). Fly-By-Wire Systems for Military High Performance Aircraft. In: Schiebe, M., Pferrer, S. (eds) Real-Time Systems Engineering and Applications. The Springer International Series in Engineering and Computer Science, vol 167. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-585-32314-5_14
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