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Space shuttle to reshape commercial airliners through fly by wire
Space agency engineers say shuttle flight testing in a California desert will drive future airliner design. Using computerized fly by wire with four main flight control computers and 200 black boxes, the system could reduce surface size and weight, lowering costs and boosting efficiency. Astronaut John Young also foresees a revolution in aviation.
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