Aircraft Control Column Torque Measurement

Flight controls require extreme auditing prior to in-flight use. FUTEK's MBA500 Torque and Thrust Biaxial Sensor provides quality assurance engineers with the appropriate tools to monitor the torque applied to an aircraft's control column (yoke).

• • Pilots rely heavily on the control column (yoke) to guide the pitch and roll of a plane. By rotating the yoke, a pilot maneuvers on the roll axis. By propelling the yoke forward and backward, that pilot can adjust the elevation and pitch axis.
• • To ensure that the control column is operating properly, quality assurance engineers can install FUTEK's MBA500 Torque and Thrust Biaxial Sensor into the yoke.
• • The MBA500 performs measurements in both the Mz (the roll) and Fz (the pitch) directions.
• • These torque and thrust measurements can be read upon a digital display, such as FUTEK's IPM650 Panel Mount Display or SENSLOG Handheld Display, or streamed to a PC utilizing FUTEK's USB Solutions.
• • Once streamed to a PC, that data can then be monitored by FUTEK's SENSIT™ Test and Measurement Software.