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Chinook ZD576: How the Fadec engine control software worked and what could have gone wrong

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| 08/12/2008

Risk Management Chinook ZD576: How the Fadec engine control software worked and what could have gone wrong ...very unhappy with the Fadec[Full Authority Digital Engine Control] system generally, extremely unhappy, because... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/12/08/233782/chinook-zd576-how-the-fadec-engine-control-software-worked-and-what-could-have-gone.htm

Tories commit to Chinook crash review

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| 03/09/2009

...with the Chinook's software-controlled "Fadec" engine control system could have been a factor in the accident...various faults related to the helicopter's "Fadec" engine control system that he asked for operational flights to stop... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/09/03/237531/tories-commit-to-chinook-crash-review.htm

ZD576 pilot had doubts about engine control

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| 01/06/2004

... ZD576 pilot had doubts about engine control Mike Simons Tuesday 01 June...concern about the helicopter's engine control system hours before he died when...in the helicopter's new Fadec engine control system. They automatically controlled... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2004/06/02/202811/ZD576-pilot-had-doubts-about-engine-control.htm

New doubts on Chinook crash ruling

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| 27/05/2008

...Chinook computer system FADEC [Full Authority Digital Engine Control ]". The crash of Chinook ZD576 killed all on...because of the unreliability and criticality of the engine control software. Hine said he and his committee had... http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/tony_collins/2008/05/new-doubts-on-chinook-crash-ru.html

RAF JUSTICE

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...CHAPTER TWO Development of FADEC engine control system CHAPTER THREE Problems...dead pilots Chinook’s FADEC engine control computer system – problems ...it the Full Authority Digital Engine Control. RAF JUSTICE How the Royal... http://www.computerweekly.com/DowntimePDF/pdf/rafjust.pdf

Chinook ZD576 - a rare, perhaps unique, photo

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| 02/06/2008

...Guildford) when ZD576 was a Mk1. The Chinook was fitted later with a software-controlled Full Authority Digital Engine Control [FADEC] system as part of a Mk2 upgrade. The FADEC upgrade made the Mk2 Chinook notoriously unstable. The... http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/tony_collins/2008/06/chinook-zd576-a-rare-if-unique.html

MoD will defy Lords and MPs and stand by Chinook verdict

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| 18/07/2002

...first time, include some detailed characteristics of the Chinook's software-controlled Full Authority Digital Engine Control (Fadec) system. Problems with the Fadec, which regulated fuel to the Chinook's engines without direct commands... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2002/07/18/188481/mod-will-defy-lords-and-mps-and-stand-by-chinook-verdict.htm

Does Chinook crash matter 14 years on?

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| 27/05/2008

...the density of pre-crash evidence of potentially serious problems with the aircraft's safety-critical Fadec engine control software. In the case of the crash of ZD576 the injustice of the finding of negligence is particularly disappointing... http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/tony_collins/2008/05/why-chinook-crash-matters-14-y.html

Did MoD deceive RAF inquiry?

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| 16/11/2000

...s prime contractor. In secret proceedings, the MoD was alleging that the helicopter's Full Authority Digital Engine Control System (Fadec) contained "fundamental" design flaws. This withholding of information emerged this month... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2000/11/16/174547/did-mod-deceive-raf-inquiry.htm

MoD was warned not to fly Chinook on day of crash

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| 10/12/2008

...Rotary Wing Test Squadron, dated 2 June 1994, raises questions about the safety of the Chinook's computerised Fadec engine control system. It warned there had been a large number of incidents with the helicopter engine, despite limited flying... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/12/10/233846/mod-was-warned-not-to-fly-chinook-on-day-of-crash.htm

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