The Boeing Company

Thomas G Heineman

Neal Van Huynh

John C Nicholas

Patrick M Fahey

Michael D Bills

Robert S Eick

Methods and apparatus for operating flight control systems of aircrafts are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a flight control system including a processor to: based on data from first and second sensors, determine first and second values; based on the first and second values, determine a location of a jam in the flight control system, the location of the jam being determined based on a summation of the first and second values.

Methods and apparatus for operating flight control systems of aircrafts

Methods and apparatus for operating flight control systems of aircrafts are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a flight control system including a first sensor and a second sensor. The example apparatus also includes a processor to, based on data from the first and second sensors, determine first and second input values and, based the input values, determine an approximate location of a jam in the flight control system of an aircraft.

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Kent, WA, United States of America

Thomas G Heineman