Editing Fly-by-wire (section)

=== Intelligent flight control system ===

A newer flight control system, called [[intelligent flight control system]] (IFCS), is an extension of modern digital fly-by-wire flight control systems. The aim is to intelligently compensate for aircraft damage and failure during flight, such as automatically using engine thrust and other avionics to compensate for severe failures such as loss of hydraulics, loss of rudder, loss of ailerons, loss of an engine, etc. Several demonstrations were made on a [[flight simulator]] where a [[Cessna]]-trained small-aircraft pilot successfully landed a heavily damaged full-size concept jet, without prior experience with large-body jet aircraft. This development is being spearheaded by [[NASA]] [[Armstrong Flight Research Center|Dryden Flight Research Center]].<ref>[http://www.nasa.gov/centers/dryden/news/FactSheets/FS-076-DFRC.html Intelligent Flight Control System] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100324185530/http://www.nasa.gov/centers/dryden/news/FactSheets/FS-076-DFRC.html |date=24 March 2010 }}. ''IFCS Fact Sheet''. NASA. Retrieved 8 June 2011.</ref> It is reported that enhancements are mostly software upgrades to existing fully computerized digital fly-by-wire flight control systems. The [[Dassault Falcon 7X]] and [[Embraer Legacy 500]] business jets have flight computers that can partially compensate for engine-out scenarios by adjusting thrust levels and control inputs, but still require pilots to respond appropriately.<ref>[http://www.flyingmag.com/aircraft/jets/fly-by-wire-fact-versus-science-fiction Flying Magazine Fly by Wire]. "Fly by Wire: Fact versus Science Fiction". Flying Magazine. Retrieved 27 May 2017.</ref>