will_asouka

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by will_asouka 12y ago
I thought this was making the point that WW2 is often reduced to a simple coherent narrative for the purpose of documentaries concerned more with their viewing figures than historical rigour/the truth. These simplifications are distort
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by will_asouka 13y ago
Flight deck doors are secure also, and the first action on attempted hijack is divert to the nearest suitable. It looks increasingly likely that one or both pilots remained in control.
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by will_asouka 13y ago
Diego Garcia is a total red herring. Having space comms/surveillance doesn't equate to a super long range terristial radar capability. The Indian Ocean is a big place and curvature of the earth puts a hard limit on radar range (he
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by will_asouka 13y ago
Many crucial functions rely on knowing if the aircraft is airborne or not. Weight-on-wheel sensors determine this.
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by will_asouka 13y ago
Yes, inertial is good for worst case 5nm accuracy for 5 hours after an update from GNSS or ground based nav aids.
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by will_asouka 13y ago
The aircraft had fuel to fly to destination, divert to an alternate airfield and hold there for 30 minutes as mandated by regulations. If the crew were incapacitated, it would have flown at least to destination on autopilot and maybe to alt
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by will_asouka 13y ago
Autoland is 60s tech http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autoland . But TCAS and GPS-aware Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning System (EGPWS) are 90s, and automation vs maintaining flying skill is definitely a major challenge.
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by will_asouka 13y ago
It's like he's a child asking Mummy and Daddy to bring his dead hamster back to life.
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by will_asouka 13y ago
> "I have a very clear message for Google, Bing, Yahoo and the rest. You have a duty to act on this – and it is a moral duty. If there are technical obstacles to acting on [search engines], don't just stand by and say nothing c
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by will_asouka 13y ago
Can anyone with more economic insight than myself comment on how increased automation leading to higher unemployment (ie, self-driving car) might change the recommendations? Are we back to the Basic Income? Seems to be an increasingly rele
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by will_asouka 13y ago
> I dont think anyone has ever been able to figure out why the co-pilot never thought to stop pulling back. Under the normal fly-by-wire control law, constant back stick wouldn't stall the aircraft. The computers would stop pitchin
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by will_asouka 13y ago
If pilots only hand flew 1% of landings, they wouldn't be sufficiently practised to do a good job. The simulator just can't recreate real world conditions accurately enough to be relied on totally. Hence, pilots must fly a certain
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by will_asouka 13y ago
Autoland is often used (mandatory in very low visibility) but requires 2 humans to monitor in case of equipment failure. To develop autoland with sufficient redundancies to require no monitoring, and install accompanying ground equipment at
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by will_asouka 13y ago
Surely it will only be a minority that will actually own a personal car when a self-driving taxi will be cheap and without the hassle of insurance, servicing etc. I envisage a variable pricing system where a journey booked earlier is cheape
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by will_asouka 13y ago
I'm a widebody captain, maybe I can add some insight. The handling of the aircraft is a small part of the job. Autoflight systems have been capable of flying and landing since the 1960s. It is a mature technology although it does need
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by will_asouka 14y ago
B-52 will do that: "A notable feature of the landing gear was the ability to pivot the main landing gear up to 20° from the aircraft centerline to increase safety during crosswind landings" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B52
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by will_asouka 14y ago
I stand corrected. Sidestick priority logic — When only one pilot operates the sidestick his demand is sent to the computers. — When the other pilot operates his sidestick in the same or opposite direction both pilots inputs are algebraical
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by will_asouka 14y ago
Yes. The side-sticks not moving in sympathy is a hindrance to monitoring the handling pilot.
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by will_asouka 14y ago
I guess the main concern here is the ease with which modern airliners can be flown under normal circumstances. As operation becomes easier, training can also become easier and, more importantly, cheaper. This results in less rigorously trai
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by will_asouka 14y ago
Yes, the 787 will have a max cabin altitude of 6000ft. Other airliners work to 8000ft. The upshot is denser, more refreshing, air which makes for a comfortable and less fatiguing journey.
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Mayor of London talks startup funding(telegraph.co.uk)
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Start-ups aiming to cause destruction, not 'disruption'(telegraph.co.uk)
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ICO: Employee poached by Google ‘never worked on Streetview’(telegraph.co.uk)
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Behavioural Management(theatlantic.com)
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The spoilt luvvies of Silicon Roundabout(blogs.telegraph.co.uk)
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What Can Religion Teach Us About Social Marketing?(orimisu.blogspot.com)
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