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03-05-2007, 06:56 AM #1OPSenior Member
New autopilot will make another 9-11 impossible
what was wrong with the old autopilot...it seemed to work fine for the feds that time...the only people you're supposed to watch are those in control of it...
New autopilot will make another 9-11 impossible
[align=left]CHRISTOPHER LEAKE
UK Daily Mail
Sunday, March 4, 2007
Comment: Unless of course the real terrorists have access to the autopilot.
A hijack-proof piloting system for airliners is being developed to prevent terrorists repeating the 9/11 outrages.
The mechanism is designed to make it impossible to crash the aircraft into air or land targets - and enable the plane to be flown by remote control from the ground in the event of an emergency.
Scientists at aircraft giant Boeing are testing the tamper-proof autopilot system which uses state-of-the-art computer and satellite technology.
It will be activated by the pilot flicking a simple switch or by pressure sensors fitted to the cockpit door that will respond to any excessive force as terrorists try to break into the flight deck.
Once triggered, no one on board will be able to deactivate the system. Currently, all autopilots are manually switched on and off at the discretion of pilots.
The so-called 'uninterruptible autopilot system' - patented secretly by Boeing in the US last week - will connect ground controllers and security services with the aircraft using radio waves and global satellite positioning systems.
After it has been activated, the aircraft will be capable of remote digital control from the ground, enabling operators to fly it like a sophisticated model plane, manoeuvring it vertically and laterally.
A threatened airliner could be flown to a secure military base or a commercial airport, where it would touch down using existing landing aids known as 'autoland function'.
After it had landed, the aircraft's built-in autobrake would bring the plane safely to a halt on the runway.
Boeing insiders say the new anti-hijack kit could be fitted to airliners all over the world, including those in the UK, within the next three years.
The latest move to combat airline terrorists follows The Mail on Sunday's disclosure three weeks ago that scientists in Britain and Germany are developing a passenger-monitoring device.
This will use tiny cameras linked to specialist computers to record every twitch, blink, facial expression or suspicious movement made on board flights in order to identify potential terrorists.
A Boeing spokesman said : "We are constantly studying ways we can enhance the safety, security and efficiency of the world's airline fleet.
"There is a need in the industry for a technique that conclusively prevents unauthorised persons gaining access to the controls and threatening the safety of passengers.
"Once this system is initiated, no one on board is capable of controlling the flight, making it useless for anyone to threaten violence in order to gain control." [/align]pisshead Reviewed by pisshead on . New autopilot will make another 9-11 impossible what was wrong with the old autopilot...it seemed to work fine for the feds that time...the only people you're supposed to watch are those in control of it... New autopilot will make another 9-11 impossible CHRISTOPHER LEAKE UK Daily Mail Sunday, March 4, 2007 Comment: Unless of course the real terrorists have access to the autopilot. A hijack-proof piloting system for airliners is being developed to prevent terrorists repeating the 9/11 outrages. The mechanism is designed to make Rating: 5
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03-05-2007, 07:01 AM #2Senior Member
New autopilot will make another 9-11 impossible
LOL, get him mods. . .
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03-05-2007, 07:05 AM #3Senior Member
New autopilot will make another 9-11 impossible
Cripes, now pissy's putting things in "Conspiracy" that don't belong here - the exact opposite of his previous MO. He's put the same posting in "Politics", also.
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03-05-2007, 07:15 AM #4Senior Member
New autopilot will make another 9-11 impossible
You see, "they" actually used autopilot on 9/11 to fly planes into the WTC, and blamed Muslim terrorists - pissy is saying "Told you so".
Ah, forget it.
At least it's some good news, for a change.
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03-05-2007, 02:13 PM #5Senior Member
New autopilot will make another 9-11 impossible
Originally Posted by Breukelen advocaat
Have a good one!:s4:
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03-05-2007, 07:00 PM #6Senior Member
New autopilot will make another 9-11 impossible
nothing can 100% stop such things.
one can probably jam the signal
BTW they've had remote controlled planes for a long time, they just never used them on commercial flights
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04-02-2007, 07:12 AM #7Member
New autopilot will make another 9-11 impossible
their is always a way around these things....... perhaps holding the pilots family hostage and showing him a photo before they take off? and then making him open the door which would mean no force was needed,
thats just one i thought off and they are probably thousands of ways to beat this, i think its a good idea tho and ird feel safer knowing this is on a plane i am traveling on
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