DA42 Fly-By-Wire Trial and video

Two weeks ago, Euronews visited with Diamond Aircraft Industries in Wiener Neustadt, Austria.  They have produced an interesting report on the EU-Project SAFAR (Small Aircraft Future Avionics Architecture) – testing fly-by-wire on the DA42.

From the article:

Above the Austrian Alps flies what seems to be an ordinary small aircraft.  But it holds a secret.  The flight controls on board are not manual.  Instead, electronic signals and computers determine the flight pattern.  The pilot basically flies the aircraft via a computer.  This is what is universally known as a digital “fly-by-wire” flight system.

 

The full article and video are here.