'Active interceptor' will lighten helo pilots' workload.Army Black Hawk Black Hawk (born 1767, Sauk Sautenuk, Va.—died Oct. 3, 1838, village on the Des Moines River, Iowa, U.S.) Sauk Indian leader. Long antagonistic to whites, Black Hawk was driven into Iowa from Illinois in 1831. helicopters will be equipped with an "active pilot inceptor in·cept tr.v. in·cept·ed, in·cept·ing, in·cepts To take in; ingest. [Latin incipere, incept-, to begin, take up; see inception. system. The technology will replace the mechanical controls on the current UH-60 with active technology that saves weight and provides pilots with intuitive tactile tactile /tac·tile/ (tak´til) pertaining to touch. tac·tile adj. 1. Perceptible to the sense of touch; tangible. 2. Used for feeling. 3. cues for easier handling and reduced workload. The Black Hawk UH-60M will be the world's first production helicopter to combine active inceptor technology with a fly-by-wire system, says a spokesman for BAE Systems BAE Systems British manufacturer of aircraft, missiles, avionics, naval vessels, and other aerospace and defense products. BAE Systems was formed (1999) from the merger of British Aerospace (BAe) with Marconi Electronic Systems. , which was selected to develop the technology. The active collective and cyclic control system will replace a mechanical setup of rods and bellcranks. |
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