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TECH_FLY_BY_WIRE
Quote #1:
Digital fly-by-wire has unshackled designers from the rules of the 1950s and 1960s, so you end up with vehicles like the Space Shuttle, the B-2 bomber, and the F-117. You couldn't have these kinds of aircraft without a fly-by-wire system.
-Ken Szalai
Quote #2:
Everyone on the program knew that what we were doing was going to be a major breakthrough in flight control.
-Gary Krier, "Digital Fly By Wire: Aircraft Flight Control Comes of Age," NASA.gov
Two options to start this one; pick or submit your favorite quote!
TECH_FLY_BY_WIRE
Quote #1:
Digital fly-by-wire has unshackled designers from the rules of the 1950s and 1960s, so you end up with vehicles like the Space Shuttle, the B-2 bomber, and the F-117. You couldn't have these kinds of aircraft without a fly-by-wire system.
-Ken Szalai
Quote #2:
Everyone on the program knew that what we were doing was going to be a major breakthrough in flight control.
-Gary Krier, "Digital Fly By Wire: Aircraft Flight Control Comes of Age," NASA.gov