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Also unlike Concorde today it is quite possible to make the plane fly itself if the pilots and crew all pass out. If all the meat sacks pass out, drop out of m
by api 6y ago
Also unlike Concorde today it is quite possible to make the plane fly itself if the pilots and crew all pass out.
If all the meat sacks pass out, drop out of mach and drop down in altitude, send SOS, find somewhere to land. At this point ground control could start commanding the plane remotely too.
We are not quite ready for pilotless passenger planes, but pilotless as a fallback is viable.