Cockpit Controls

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Does anyone know who makes aircraft quality cockpit controls for fly by
wire helicopters such as the NH90?

[Glenn]

> wrote in message
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> Does anyone know who makes aircraft quality cockpit controls for fly by
> wire helicopters such as the NH90?
>

Are you enquiring about control panels and displays such as MFDs and the
like, or about the flight control sticks and grips?

EC/NHI generally build their own flight control components. Control and
Display panels are typically Barco, SAGEM or similar from system OEMs. it
all depends on the clients requested configuration.

[CTR]

For FBW grips there is Otto and Mason. The cyclic, pedals and
collectives for the NH90 as well as the FBW V-22 and BA609 are the same
as conventional mechanical controls. The only difference between them
is instead of push rods and cables the FBW controls drive position
sensors and force feel actuators. The force feel actuators are
supplied by many different companies including MPC, Curtis Wright and
SAGEM. Some companies outsource the pedal cyclic and collective
assemblies to Triumph and MACAER.

Take care,

CTR

[Simon Robbins]

> wrote in message
oups.com...
> Does anyone know who makes aircraft quality cockpit controls for fly by
> wire helicopters such as the NH90?

http://www.ultra-electrics.com/airspace/ProdList_AirSpace.asp?cat_ID=1
http://www.ultra-msi.com/products/grip_controls/index.html

Si

[Lionel]

wrote:
> Does anyone know who makes aircraft quality cockpit controls for fly by
> wire helicopters such as the NH90?
RAH-66 uses Honeywell and hayes components. Boeing did the avionics on
that bird and they installed different MFDs until they found something
they liked! most of the acutal screens are LCD 6 and 10 inch sharp
touch screen lcds.

[Oh_Jeeze]

Actually I was referring to the fly by wire inceptors (i.e. Cyclic and
Collective). It is my understanding that the NH90 uses active controls
and I was wondering who was there supplier.