Because of their many redundancies, electronic fly-by-wire controls are actually far safer than traditional hydraulic ones. Any pilot who has ever done a pre-flight check on a Cessna or a Bonanza ...
The General Dynamics (now Lockheed Martin) F-16 Fighting Falcon first flew in 1974. The aircraft was a result of (among other things) politics in Washington lobbying against the F-15 Eagle and other ...