Sagem Touts FBW Benefits on Eurocopter X4
Equipment manufacturer Sagem, which is developing the fly-by-wire (FBW) controls that will be installed on the Eurocopter X4 medium twin, is pledging they
Sagem is developing fly-by-wire controls for the Eurocopter X4, promising enhanced flying precision.
Sagem is developing fly-by-wire controls for the Eurocopter X4, promising enhanced flying precision.

Equipment manufacturer Sagem, which is developing the fly-by-wire (FBW) controls that will be installed on the Eurocopter X4 medium twin, is pledging they will improve safety, reduce pilot workload and enhance flying precision. Although fixed-wing aircraft have used FBW for decades, integrating the system on a helicopter is more complicated.

The move to FBW begins with “cutting the direct link between the pilot’s body and the aircraft’s control surfaces,” Guillaume Thin, Sagem’s v-p in charge of “future helicopter program,” told AIN.