Control Airplane

Posted on | February 1, 2009 | 1 Comment

Control Airplane

I attach my budgie on the remote control airplane and fly him in the park.Is this bad or no?

he really enjoy I let him outside cage avery day to fly around apartment,but I wanted to gave him free flight and because remote control airplane are my passion I got this idea and strap him on top of my model airplane and fly him around park, Now when he is outside the cage he always land on remote control airplane and I would like to advice other people to do the same but is this good or no?

cool that's great, but i have better idea i will strap my on my pigeon back

Remote Control Airplane Craziness

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how does the control system in an airplane work?

how it works

Be specific - what type of control system?! There are control systems for many functions onboard aerplanes i.e Flight Control Systems, Engine control systems, utilities, oxygen, conditioning, power distribution........and so on and so forth....!

I will assume in this case that you are referring to Flight Control Systems, and will try to briefly answer your question. Generally, there are three variants of FCS that are used in modern aircraft.

1) Direct Mechanical : The control column / stick used by the pilot is directly connected, via pulleys and linkages - to the control surfaces. Same for the rudder being connected to the pedals A simple and fairly rhobust system that is predominently used for light aircraft.

2) Hydraulic Assisted / Q-Feel. Much the same as above, but in this case hydraulic actuators assist in moving the control surfaces in response to stick inputs. This is used for heavier aircraft, where a lot more force is required by the pilot to operate the controls (larger control surfaces / higher operating speeds = more force required). These systems also provide feedback to the pilot in the form of resistance to stick movement. This gives indication to the pilot, of how much aerodynamic force is being applied to the control surfaces to prevent overstressing.

3) Fly-By-Wire: There is no direct link between control stick and control surfaces. Instead, all control inputs are fed into Flight Control Computers (FCC's). The FCCs also use information from air data probes and propulsion systems, and then uses all of the data to determine an appropriate response from the control surfaces - which are then moved via electric/hydraulic actuators.
This system prevents the pilot from overstressing and performing unsafe manoeuvres by regulating all of his inputs. Mainly used in fast jets and modern airliners.

Other heavy aircraft use hybrids of 2 and 3, but that is pretty much it.

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