Fly-by-Wire Flight Control System Demonstrator test

Piaggio Aerospace has recently welcomed Clean Aviation representatives to its lab in Villanova dAlbenga to show the development of the More Electric Fly-by-Wire technology, a project that is part of the Cleansky2 Small Air Transport Aircraft demonstrator (SAT).

The SAT is a project co-funded by Joint Undertaking a public-private partnership between the European Commission and the European aeronautics industry and realized by Piaggio Aerospace together with Italian and other European partners.

A Fly by Wire version of the P.180 has virtually taken off from Villanova DAlbenga, where the headquarters of Piaggio Aerospace is located, in a simulated first flight performed by a real aircraft. Challenging conditions have been created in the lab, to demonstrate that the aeroplane would work securely even in a real flight. In particular, the flight control system has been successfully tested in two critical situations: engine failure soon after the take-off and crosswind during landing.

SAT Demonstrator can be regarded as a valuable tool to develop and integrate new technologies in modern aircraft with increased capability and safety, improved performance and reduced climate impact: it is a key asset for Piaggio Aerospace, satellite companies, universities, and research centre to accelerate high tech and green transition of the aviation market.

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