Development of Redundant Flight Control Actuation Systems for the F/A-18 Strike Fighter 831484
The vehicle specification for all modern fighter aircraft requires some level of flight control system redundancy. The MCAIR approach to meeting the F/A-18 flight control system actuator redundancy requirements is presented. The actuator configurations, servoloops, and redundancy management concepts are described. Early interface compatibility and redundancy management testing of breadboard hardware were used to identify potential problem areas before iron bird testing of flight worthy hardware. The development history and the flight test experience are discussed.
Citation: Harschburger, H., "Development of Redundant Flight Control Actuation Systems for the F/A-18 Strike Fighter," SAE Technical Paper 831484, 1983, https://doi.org/10.4271/831484. Download Citation
Author(s):
H. E. Harschburger
Pages: 20
Event:
Aerospace Congress and Exposition
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Also in:
Aerospace Fluid Power and Control Systems-SP-0554
Related Topics:
Flight control systems
Flight tests
Hardware
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