ORIGINAL: Insanemoondoggie
pull the floorboards up on an Airbus and all you see is 2 cable bundles about a foot across, running from the front to the back of the plane. Fly by wire , literally. Kind of spooky ,when you think about it.
What was the last US fighter built that wasn't fly-by-wire? At least in part. If not completely fly-by-wire they are at least hydraulically controled, still no direct mechanical connections.