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A Question For Real Airline Pilots
I have a question that can only possibly be answered by real airline pilots
and pilots of the heavy oil-burners at that. Even they may not know - or want to tell the answer. I have heard that most if not all of the heavies now flying have special equipment in them to thwart hijacking. The equipment that I am referring to is not just an autopilot which is standard but additional mechanical devices to completely remove control from the cockpit making it possible to take control away from the flight officers and giving that control to an outside pilot which could be in a following aircraft or at an airport or anywhere. Hope a real airline pilot will comment on this question. |
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"Blue" wrote in message ...
[...] additional mechanical devices to completely remove control from the cockpit making it possible to take control away from the flight officers and giving that control to an outside pilot which could be in a following aircraft or at an airport or anywhere. If you believe airliners have remote controls, you probably also believe a shoulder-fired missile shot down TWA 800. In any case, even if such an absurd idea were true, no one would ever admit it. That's the hallmark of all the best conspiracy theories. The theory itself precludes the conspiracy ever being revealed. Pete |
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Yes I did read where this is being developed so that the plane could be
controlled from the ground or another aircraft. I dont know the status of the project. Bill "Blue" wrote in message ... I have a question that can only possibly be answered by real airline pilots and pilots of the heavy oil-burners at that. Even they may not know - or want to tell the answer. I have heard that most if not all of the heavies now flying have special equipment in them to thwart hijacking. The equipment that I am referring to is not just an autopilot which is standard but additional mechanical devices to completely remove control from the cockpit making it possible to take control away from the flight officers and giving that control to an outside pilot which could be in a following aircraft or at an airport or anywhere. Hope a real airline pilot will comment on this question. |
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If I WAS a real life airline pilot, there wd be no way that I would answer
such a question, for Pete's sake! Even asking it is a bit dogy.. |
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Well I heard it on CNN some time ago and also read about it , so its not a
state secret. The guts of the technology might be, but the fact that its being developed has already been stated. Bill "Quilljar" wrote in message ... If I WAS a real life airline pilot, there wd be no way that I would answer such a question, for Pete's sake! Even asking it is a bit dogy.. |
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"Bill-R" wrote in
: Well I heard it on CNN some time ago and also read about it , so its not a state secret. The guts of the technology might be, but the fact that its being developed has already been stated. Bill I just saw something on Discovery Wings (I think it was) about this. They did something like this back in WWII. Outfitted B-17's with remote control gear, and had another aircraft fly along side to direct it. The B17 was packed full of bombs, etc. and to be flown into the heavily fortified submarine pens in France and Germany. |
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On Wed, 19 May 2004 16:30:48 GMT, Rob Andrews wrote:
"Bill-R" wrote in : Well I heard it on CNN some time ago and also read about it , so its not a state secret. The guts of the technology might be, but the fact that its being developed has already been stated. Bill I just saw something on Discovery Wings (I think it was) about this. They did something like this back in WWII. Outfitted B-17's with remote control gear, and had another aircraft fly along side to direct it. The B17 was packed full of bombs, etc. and to be flown into the heavily fortified submarine pens in France and Germany. I think this is how Joe Kennedy Jr. died in such an attempt. so it goes back that far. Harold A. Climer Dept. Of Physics,Geololgy, and Astronomy U.T. Chattanooga 318 Grote Hall 615 McCallie Ave Chattanooga TN 37403 |
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On Wed, 19 May 2004 11:22:17 -0400, "Bill-R" wrote:
Well I heard it on CNN some time ago and also read about it , so its not= a state secret. The guts of the technology might be, but the fact that its being developed has already been stated. Bill It already happens in the Predator drones, so utilizing it in a civil = aviation environment should be trivial. I wouldn't be surprised if El-Al have = something like this in the pipeline if not operation. |
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"Whistler" wrote in message ... On Wed, 19 May 2004 11:22:17 -0400, "Bill-R" wrote: Well I heard it on CNN some time ago and also read about it , so its not a state secret. The guts of the technology might be, but the fact that its being developed has already been stated. Bill It already happens in the Predator drones, so utilizing it in a civil aviation environment should be trivial. What I am specifically referring to is not trivial. The guidance electronics and mechanics which I am sure you are referring to is "trivial" in the sense that it is all available now and has been for years. Though trivial in the engineering emplementation, what I am referring to mind bogglingly complex in the political implementation. The word "evil" is unescapable I am referring to the complete taking away of control from the cockpit, i.e., NO cockpit override of control surfaces, engine controls, gear control. No one in the cockpit could have any control whatsoever over the plane, including the decision to relinquish control. The first to reply have been revealingly strident in their disagreement to discuss this question, even stating that it is "none of my business." Nothing could be MORE of "my business," and everyone else in this country old enough to vote . |
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"Bill" wrote in message
Yes I did read where this is being developed so that the plane could be controlled from the ground or another aircraft. I dont know the status of the project. Brilliant idea. Then Osama can fly planes into buildings by remote control. That'll save him half a few suicide bombers per plane that he can use elsewhere... Doug Cox. Work to ride, Ride to work... http://toosmoky.d2.net.au |
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