Currently most avionics real-time operating systems for airplanes are proprietary and very specialized for safety assurance reasons

  • jimbolauski@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    Linux can and is used on airplanes, flight control systems is not where it lives. There is a layer of abstraction, the auto pilot, which allows for Linux to be used and the safety of flight risks to be mitigated.