From: Spike Jones (spike66@attglobal.net)
Date: Wed Sep 12 2001 - 08:58:14 MDT
> "Robert J. Bradbury" wrote: Solutions:
> - computer-aided-ignoring of excessive deviations from
> the flight plan (but what about the recent Alaska Airlines
> flight where they lost control of flight control surfaces --
> can computers deal with such situations?
If the plane is still flyable, software can be developed which will
fly it. The software would test all control surfaces of a damaged
plane, remember what still works, without panic, and carry the
damaged plane home. Anything a meat computer can do, a
silicon computer can do better. spike
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