Why Boeing Needs Three Autopilots — And Airbus Only Needs Two The Boeing 747-400 uses three autopilots for CAT III Autoland. All three must agree to guide the aircraft safely to the runway. The Airbus A380 only needs two. Its fly-by-wire system allows dual autopilot redundancy while still meeting certification for fully automatic landings. Both aircraft achieve the same result—precision autoland in near-zero visibility—but their redundancy logic reflects very different design cultures. Mechanica

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