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WordNet 3.0
- n. control from ground stations of airplanes in flight by means of messages transmitted to the pilot electronically
Examples
“The computers ordered a test of the flight control system andDiscovery shuddered as her SSME nozzles and elevons were moved through their limits.”
“On 22 November, the eighth flight lasted 5 hours and 48 minutes and continued the series of planned flight control and systems checkouts.”
Strategic Air Command: People Aircraft and Missiles 2nd Edition
“Armstrong later went back to Johnsville to fly X-15 entry trajectories with various flight control system settings.”
“At T-5 minutes Casper started the APUs and the flight control system checkout followed.”
“But with the MH-96 flight control system, which was a rate-command, attitude-hold system, it had no affinity for staying at a particular speed.”
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