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To: tcmay who wrote (144293)9/27/2001 9:56:14 PM
From: carl a. mehr  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 186894
 
tcmay,
You have been out of the 'fire storms' lately. Maybe I can get you active again!

When George W. gave the order that military intercepters jets may shoot down hijacked passenger planes if deemed necessary in order to prevent such a flying bomb from doing greater damage. The problem here is that an intercepter jet may arrive too late, as I believe was the case of the plane that hit the second WTC tower.

I have solved the problem of a late arriving interceptor jet. Simply arm all passenger planes with a self destruct, remotely triggered, device. Remote controls could be issued to the crew, so that prompt action could be taken.

tc, My wife says that I am nuts! What do you say?

Brilliant idea people are often laughed at. Remember, they all laughed at Christopher Columbus when he said the world was round...humbl carl



To: tcmay who wrote (144293)9/28/2001 7:54:50 AM
From: willcousa  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 186894
 
I went to work for the leading builder of autopilots in 1964. We had an automatic landing system by 1966. It is used routinely on carriers where the landing surface can rise and fall by several stories from wave to wave. The equipment is in large commercial aircraft. Control from a place other than the flight deck is probably not available on commercial aircraft but I believe that awacs planes can assume control of military aircraft.