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I know absolutely nothing about this so forgive me if I'm asking a dumb question. ADS-B broadcasts so that other planes can figure out where you are and avoid y
by corin_ 11y ago
I know absolutely nothing about this so forgive me if I'm asking a dumb question. ADS-B broadcasts so that other planes can figure out where you are and avoid you, correct? Why can't spy planes stop broadcasting it, but then listen for other planes' ADS-B signals, and just make sure to stay away from them? That way the only crash might be between two different spy planes?
- nickodell 11y agoIt isn't mandatory. It'll be mandatory by 2020, but for now, these planes need to broadcast ADS-B. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automatic_dependent_surveillance_%E2%80%93_broadcast http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automatic_dependent_surveillanc...
- eCa 11y agoThere has been quite a few incidents in Europe concerning a certain neighbor of the EU doing this [1]. [1] http://www.google.com/search?q=transponder+russia http://www.google.com/search?q=transponder+russia
- tomswartz07 11y agoADS-B isn't so much that it keeps 'your' plane from colliding with another one. It's used to keep other planes away from you. If there's an ADS-B broadcast for a specific location, then the autopilot on all other airplanes will automatically avoid that location.