#fly-by-wire

For many decades of aviation history, pilots controlled aircraft physically, through direct mechanical movements. When a pilot moved the control “stick”, rods, cables and hydraulic systems all moved in unison to affect the control surfaces on wings and the tail. However, today, most modern aircraft no longer operate this way. Most aircraft, especially modern commercial airliners, use a new system…

This was 1960s Technologies tested in 1972.