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>Even just the specter of malware is enough for me to expect a human being, that values their own life, is able to take over. I'd be more concerned abouta huma
by AussieWog93 3y ago
>Even just the specter of malware is enough for me to expect a human being, that values their own life, is able to take over.
I'd be more concerned abouta human going insane than malware.
I'd imagine they're mostly fly by wire anyway, so a virus could theoretically just disable the human input.
- bdamm 3y agoAirbus designs are substantially fly by wire, although supposedly with an isolated control system. Boeing designs are isolated electro-hydraulic. There's a big difference between isolating a single control link vs an entire control system comprising of, at least, a corpus database and all the supporting code that streams inputs and actuates outputs.
- sgarland 3y agoI assume / hope that there still exists manual hydraulic controls for the control surfaces. Maybe not in the cockpit, but somewhere accessible in flight in an emergency. Modern U.S. submarines are also fly-by-wire, but hydraulic overrides are in the engine room in case of emergency.