BAE Systems will deliver and integrate next-generation active control sidesticks on JetZero's new blended-wing body aircraft, which is set to accelerate the path to a sustainable future in aviation.
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Active control sidesticks give immediate and intuitive feedback directly into the pilot's hands, which enables them to safely make use of the aircraft's full flight envelope. Another significant benefit of this technology is the ability to link the controls electronically from pilot to pilot across the cockpit. This link enables both pilots to feel the forces and see the movement generated by the other. Active control sticks also require less complexity, weight, and volume than mechanically linked control sticks.
BAE Systems is a world leader in active inceptor technology with more than 30 years of experience. This technology has logged more than 1.4 million flight hours, flying on 16 different commercial and military aircraft around the world, including the first flights of the Embraer C-390 Millennium, Gulfstream G500 and G600, Lockheed Martin F-35, Boeing AH-64 Apache and Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion. Work on the JetZero program will be performed at the company's facility in Rochester, UK.
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