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To: M. Charles Swope who wrote (107531)	10/26/2001 3:23:53 PM
From: Keith Feral	Respond to of 152472

Absolutely. The information needs to be recorded in real time through satellite feed that can't be turned off. Radar was a great technology - an OmniTracs approach that uses gps, voice, and data recording would be better. Clearly, waiting to retrieve data after an accident does not work since the black boxes are never recovered. This application alone would occupy all the capacity for Globalstar if they could get someone to budge. Using Globalstar to deliver wireless data to passengers on the plane would be a gigantic waste of time. Globalstar needs to be put in place for telematic backup for cars and/or OmniTrac's for airlines to record black box information. These two projects would keep Globalstar alive.

To: M. Charles Swope who wrote (107531)	10/26/2001 3:57:21 PM
From: Carter Patterson	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 152472

And if we hook up all of those airplanes on QCOM's G*, we might as well offer data/voice services to everybody on the plane at a reasonable rate... Get the second constellation ready for launch! I'm intrigued by some of the articles I have read about NASA who has successfully launched unmanned aircraft that can cruise at 100,000 feet, powered by solar radiation, and they can stay airborn for 30 days. I wonder if such a system of airplanes could replace the need to launch LEO satellites in the future.