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That flight has landed here wit an estimated 113 passengers including a handful of american citizens who have safely made i out at afghanistan. >> thank you. >> lets bring in senior strategic analyst general jack keane fred lets talk about the flights that are still on the ground because the u.s. state department is telling private evacuation efforts that those planes cannot land at u.s. military base cannot land in th united states after finds mothe country. what is the problem with allowing a ...

And get that victim evacuated and to medical attention within an hour. >> reporter: the idea for a vehicle that can go where helicopters cant was borne out of the 2006 israel hezbollah war, where it took on average 5 1/2 hours to evacuate wounded israeli soldiers. >> ground-to-air fire, because of the physical limitations of the helicopters rotor, it cannot land in a mountainous or obstacle-rich area. >> reporter: its designed and tested in israel. with keen interest and support from the israeli...

Technology that is transforming flight. >> it is real, it is flying. and we are going to have it here in the united states in the next few years. >> this is it, the flying vehicle that cannot only save american lives on battlefields a world away but also on highways right here at home. >> the concept of the golden hour. in order to maximize survivability in an accident, you need to get to that victim and get that victim evacuated and to medical attention within an hour. >> the idea for a vehicle...

Chance of survivor. it looks like something out of science fiction movie. this is johnathon hunt. >> it is real and it is it flying and we are going to have it here in the united states in the next few years. >> reporter: this is the flying vehicle that could save american lives on battlefields and also on highways here at home. >> it is to max mis time you need to get the victim evacuated and within medical attention in an hour. it was born out of the 2006 israel hesbollah far where it took fiv...

If malaysian flight 370 was hijacked or if a member of the crew purposely did something to alter the path, could that have saved the plane? >> if they determined it was a problem and they tried to get in touch with the pilot and the co-pilot and they couldnt, then if that system were in place, it seems as though the ground controller could then have handed this aircraft. >> right now auto pilot systems are manually switched on and off only at the discretion of the pilots in the air. and auto pil...

Controller could have landed the aircraft. >> reporter: right now, auto pilot systems are manually switched on and off at the discretion of the pilots in the air. auto pilot cannot land or takeoff. this potential solution could present a new problem. >> this is not necessarily hack proof. >> not hack proof. terrorists may be able to get into the data stream and force the plane to land or do whatever. >> reporter: has boeing advanced the idea from ten years ago? is the company still testing it ou...

Hijacked or if a member of the crew purposely did something to alter the path, would this have saved that plane? >> if in fact they determined that it was a problem, and they tried to get in touch with the pilot and the co-pilot, and they couldnt, then if that system were 34 place, it seems as though, the ground controller could then have landed this aircraft. >> reporter: right now, autopilot systems are manually switches on and off only at the discretion of pilots in the are air. an autopilot ...

Have saved that plane. >> if they determined this was a problem and they tried to get in touch with the pilot and co-pilot and they couldnt, then if that system were in place, it seems as though the ground controller could then have landed this aircraft. >> reporter: right now autopilot systems are manually switched is on and off only at the discretion of the pilots in the air. autopilot cannot land or take off. it could present a new problem. this system wouldnt be hack proof. >> this wouldnt b...

Is needed, like food, water, as quickly as possible. but there are also ep countering challenges in terms of the logistics, because as i said, the airport does not have the normal navigational equipment with. so when the weather is bad, and as you know, that region has continued to experience bad weather. the aircraft cannot land. >> weve heard from the united nations, ambassador, that about 2.5 million people are in desperate need of food and water and medicine right now. but lodgistically, the...