ePilot22
BuyTheTicket~TakeTheRide
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- Dec 16, 2004
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Does anyone ever think that the cockpit may become totally pilotless? If so how many years until that happens?
I read an article once that said while an aircraft may be able to fly (taxi, take-off, fly and land) itself, no human will ever board the back of an aircraft that doesn't have a human in the front. However, I was discussing this with a few other people and one said that it used to be unheard of to get on an elevator or a train without an operator. I did point out that the damage and loss caused by an accident is not as severe in an elevator or train as it would be in the case of a fully automated aircraft. And that elevators and trains work in one and two dimensions, where of course, aircraft work in three. There is also a difference in environment as well as certain factors that cannot be controlled.
Needless to say the one still argued that within the next 25 years we will no longer be needed upfront?
Any thoughts, opinions..........or facts on this idea.
I read an article once that said while an aircraft may be able to fly (taxi, take-off, fly and land) itself, no human will ever board the back of an aircraft that doesn't have a human in the front. However, I was discussing this with a few other people and one said that it used to be unheard of to get on an elevator or a train without an operator. I did point out that the damage and loss caused by an accident is not as severe in an elevator or train as it would be in the case of a fully automated aircraft. And that elevators and trains work in one and two dimensions, where of course, aircraft work in three. There is also a difference in environment as well as certain factors that cannot be controlled.
Needless to say the one still argued that within the next 25 years we will no longer be needed upfront?
Any thoughts, opinions..........or facts on this idea.