Wednesday, October 16, 2024

How tech simplify flying

 https://newatlas.com/aircraft/airhart-sling-simplified-airplane/


According to Airhart Aeronautics, all the pilot has to do is push that stick in the direction they wish the plane to fly, such as when they're performing takeoffs and landings. An onboard computer system relays those flight commands to the airplane's engine and control surfaces via an electronic fly-by-wire setup, automatically performing the desired maneuvers.

The aircraft additionally automates processes such as filing flight plans and performing pre-flight checklists.

"We want to have it be much more like a typical driving experience, where you enter in a destination and our software figures out the best route to get there, taking into account terrain, weather, airspace congestion, all that kind of stuff," says Airhart CEO and co-founder Nikita Ermoshkin, an electrical and systems engineer who previously worked on SpaceX's

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