Brian
03-20-2007, 08:24 PM
New autopilot will make another 9/11 impossible (http://www.thetechlounge.com/news/11330/New+autopilot+will+make+another+911+impossible/)
"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.
I just think it should be pointed out that nothing is impossible... Just because autopilot can be activated automatically and the plane flown remotely from land doesn't mean there isn't a way to hack the system to remote control it from another location or something else."
Read full story here (http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-23387585-details/New%20autopilot%20will%20make%20another%20911%20im possible/article.do?expand=true#StartComments)
"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.
I just think it should be pointed out that nothing is impossible... Just because autopilot can be activated automatically and the plane flown remotely from land doesn't mean there isn't a way to hack the system to remote control it from another location or something else."
Read full story here (http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-23387585-details/New%20autopilot%20will%20make%20another%20911%20im possible/article.do?expand=true#StartComments)