What does SAS stand for?

Stability Augmentation System

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The AIAA approached the Test Pilot School to get evaluations of four possible configurations for the replica Flyer - the original configuration, a re-creation of a Wright plane built in 1908, a flight control system with a pitch stability augmentation system, and a system with both pitch and roll augmentation.

PILOTS TEST FEEL OF WRIGHT FLYER

Compensation for the loss in inherent aerodynamic stability is provided by a combination electronic-hydraulic stability augmentation system that senses uncalled-for departures from the intended flight condition and injects corrective signals into the flight control system.

Air Mail

BAE Systems' A-10 experience dates from the 1970s with the development of the aircraft's stability augmentation system.

BAE Systems to Upgrade Situational Awareness on A-1OA Aircraft