Fly-by-Wire versus Dual Mechanical Controls for the Advanced Scout Helicopter - Quantitative Comparison

摘要

A preliminary design study comparing fly-by-wire with dual mechanical controls for the Advanced Scout Helicopter was conducted by Bell Helicopter Textron. The purpose was to determine if significant payoffs were available in the utilization of fly-by-wire design concepts. Considered were flight safety and mission reliability; vulnerability; system reliability, availability, and maintainability; control system weight; electrical and hydraulic power supply requirements; initial and life-cycle costs; and predicted handling qualities. In addition, the study investigated the payoffs from the use of innovative thinking relative to cockpit controls. (Author)