Mickalino Posted September 23, 2001 Share Posted September 23, 2001 The hour will come, when hijacking will become extinct, or obsolete. A commercial pilot friend of mine told me we are not very far away from remote-controlled commercial airliners, which would virtually put hijackers out of work. And when he told me this, it was 5 years ago. So how close are we now ? The only question is : Are airline passengers ready for the innovative, but scary new concept of stepping on an un-piloted jetliner ?? [ by Mick on September 23, 2001.] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brave Posted September 23, 2001 Share Posted September 23, 2001 Sounds awfully scary to me. Could be a perfect vehicle for terrorists. Only they have to take a building or assume the remote control rather than take control of a plane. These are thoughts off the top of my head. Admittedly, I know nothing of these technologies, so perhaps there are safeguards. Wasn't there a French Airbus that was mostly auto-controlled (which may not be the same thing as remote-controlled) that crashed on it's first take-off a few years ago? Seems I've seen films of that on a documentary or two. [ by Brave on September 23, 2001.] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Braves On Warpath Posted September 23, 2001 Share Posted September 23, 2001 My brother-in-law is an Air Force Major and he tells me that the Air Force has designed its last human pilioted bomber in the B-2. Of course this is nothing new and certaintly not a surprise. IMHO, a good sturdy door seperating passangers from the piliots might be a good starting place. ------------------ Fight for Old D.C.! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickalino Posted September 23, 2001 Author Share Posted September 23, 2001 I don't think so, Brave. It would be harder to takeover a building than a ****pit. Number one, ****pits are separated from society and law enforcement once they're in the sky. Therefore, harder for law enforcement to reach in an emergency. Number two, if planes were controlled from the ground - instead of having to implement security on each and every individual flight, security personnel and security measures could be consolidated into just a handful of buldings. Therefore, we could afford to spend a lot more money securing those (few) buildings, to ensure their safety. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brave Posted September 23, 2001 Share Posted September 23, 2001 Yeah BOW, come to think of it ... the last two planes of ours shot down over Iraq (in the last month) have both been unmanned. Still, it's quite a step to go to commercial. And it would be quite a step for the flying public to accept. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brave Posted September 23, 2001 Share Posted September 23, 2001 Agreed Mick, but the control itself would be wireless. How secure could that be? Does anyone know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickalino Posted September 23, 2001 Author Share Posted September 23, 2001 Well, I think there's a significant difference between shooting down an unmanned plane, and hijacking an unmanned plane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickalino Posted September 23, 2001 Author Share Posted September 23, 2001 That's true, Brave. All they'd have to do is perhaps hack through our signals, if possible. And if we allow them terrorists to go through "Wireless Aviation School", the same way we allowed them to go through our current Aviation School, I guess we'd be in just as much danger, if not more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fansince62 Posted September 23, 2001 Share Posted September 23, 2001 i think brave and mick have hit the key issues. as one who has spent time landing on carriers, including automated landings, I can tell you that the "pucker factor" is very high in these evolutions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NavyDave Posted September 24, 2001 Share Posted September 24, 2001 Very difficult the UAVs (predator)use cryptic radio/microwave frequencies and software that is changed daily. More than likely the Military/ Govt will be in charge of "flying" the un manned airlines since we have been doing since 95 ------------------ Take a sip of the Marty Kool Aid and Believe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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