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> For safety reasons a pilot needs to be able to quickly isolate any system (even ones that are 'vital'). If the pilot wishes to kill everyone, he will This se
by dictum 13y ago
> For safety reasons a pilot needs to be able to quickly isolate any system (even ones that are 'vital'). If the pilot wishes to kill everyone, he will
This seems like really good news for would-be plane hijackers.
- devnonymous 13y agoIt really isn't a state secret you know. Also, I'd put potential hijackers in the 0.1 or lower percentile of HN readership population. ;-)
- glesica 13y agoBecause taking control of a 60 meter long hunk of aluminum hurtling through the air at 400 mph wasn't already good news? From what I can see it means absolutely nothing to would-be hijackers.
- dictum 13y agoMaybe "hijacker" isn't the right term. I'd just never stopped to think how a pirate, or anyone interested in stealing a plane for whatever reason, could take control of a plane and force the pilot to disable all systems and nobody would ever find the plane again.