This is why most improvements in bizjets during the last 40 years have come from outside the industry--electronic engine controls, global-positioning satellites, moving-map displays, downloadable real-time weather, etc.

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That fuel economy comes from sophisticated electronic fuel and spark controls, and computerized automatic transmissions teamed up with a very sophisticated engine that was designed using computer-automated design, machined using CNC milling, and assembled by robots.

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All the critical systems in a modern car -- engine, transmission, brakes, stability controls -- are linked to a single electronic system called the Controller Area Network bus, or CAN bus.

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