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Germanwings: How Automatic Ground Collision Avoidance Systems Could Save Lives
The technology exists to physically take command away from a pilot to save an aircraft from imminent collision with the ground and is in operation with the U.S. Air Force. (aviationweek.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Old news posted yesterday.
It's not old news to those of us who read it tonight.
Well, you ought not to be so slow. LOL
Actually 2 days ago.
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Ground Collision—Potential Versus Reality
In the wake of the deliberate crash of a Germanwings Airbus A320 on March 24 into mountainous terrain in France, NASA acknowledges that an Automatic Ground Collision Avoidance System (Auto-GCAS) developed initially for military use could be adapted to commercial aircraft, but cautions that such a transition remains some way off.
http://aviationweek.com/commercial-aviation/ground-collision-potential-versus-reality
Ground Collision—Potential Versus Reality
In the wake of the deliberate crash of a Germanwings Airbus A320 on March 24 into mountainous terrain in France, NASA acknowledges that an Automatic Ground Collision Avoidance System (Auto-GCAS) developed initially for military use could be adapted to commercial aircraft, but cautions that such a transition remains some way off.
http://aviationweek.com/commercial-aviation/ground-collision-potential-versus-reality
One question I have is whether such a system would still be capable of preventing these kinds of intentional CFIT incidents. For example, a pilot, aware of the particular system logic of the system, might be able to make the system "think" he's making a landing, but then at the last second drop the nose or something.
Such a system would also probably not stop a pilot from basically putting the plane into an intentional spin or stall. Basically, if a pilot wants to intentionally crash a plane, it seems like these kinds of systems would not really be that much of a barrier.
Such a system would also probably not stop a pilot from basically putting the plane into an intentional spin or stall. Basically, if a pilot wants to intentionally crash a plane, it seems like these kinds of systems would not really be that much of a barrier.