... Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Trim tabs Automatic flight control Flight stabilisation In-flight tests The automatic flight control systems (AFCS) of fixed-wing aircraft use the primary control surfaces: rudder, ailerons and elevator to perform their functions...

... system in terms of weight, energy consumption and structure simplicity and does not need aircraft primary control modification. It was developed using modern techniques of model-based design, automatic code generation and hardware in the loop simulations. Trim tabs Automatic flight control Flight...

...Cezary Szczepanski; Mariusz Krawczyk; Albert Zajdel Purpose A standard automatic flight control system – autopilot – will become required equipment of the future aircraft, operating in the common sky. For a specific group of aircraft, they are too expensive and too energy-consuming solutions...