CNN The Situation Room March 28, 2014 21:50:00
But an idea has surfaced to put auto pilot on passenger planes on remote control in stressful situations. in 2004, boeing applied for a patent for a system referred to as ub interruptible auto pilot. >> the ground controller could now take control away from the pilots so they wouldn't have control over the throttle, the yoke or the rudder pedals. that would be handled by the ground. everything the pilots tried to do would be inconsequential. >> pilots could flick a switch when under stress and sensors could activate the ground auto pilot if a certain amount of force was used against the cockpi...
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