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Push a Button, Land on a Carrier

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the auto-pilots dept.

sane? writes "Putting an aircraft down on a carrier in bad weather is the stuff of melodramatic Hollywood films. Automated systems for conventional aircraft and big carriers has been done for a while, but getting a hovering Harrier, helicopter, or future JSF to land on a pitching deck of a smaller ship is a different matter. This week QinetiQ demonstrated a complete autoland - a significant step towards making the future JSF work."

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  1. Simpsons quote by smcavoy · · Score: 4, Funny

    yeah, yeah but it's close enough
    "God Bless the idiot proof air force" -- Side show Bob

  2. Ye gods, I'm such a geek... by Blondie-Wan · · Score: 4, Funny

    So help me, when I saw the reference in the write-up about landing a JSF, I first thought "Jedi Starfighter." I must need help...

  3. Prior Art - They will get sued! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    One-click carrier landings are currently covered under a Jeff Bezos patent.

  4. Consumer product by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    I'm sure I'm not the only one who got a wife who can't navigate the car into a driveway. Having an automatic parking for women would save the grass and garage from further damage.

    -1, Flamebait, but I guess you're not married.

  5. huh? by ms1234 · · Score: 5, Funny

    The technology could also be used on helicopters, frigates and destroyers.

    When are we going to see frigates and destroyes landing on carriers?-)