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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. Hopefully not running Windows by LiquidCoooled · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    We don't want the blue whale of death getting in the way.

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  2. Nice stuff... by Sensible+Clod · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    now if only they had something like this for Windows...

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  3. YOU FAIL IT TO MY GREASED UP YODA DOLL, FAILURE! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    YODA PWNZ GNAA!

  4. It won't be long now... by MattW · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    until those 'smart' aircraft start taking over. Be afraid!

    1. Re:It won't be long now... by johnamus · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      And even when the movie does come out, continue to be afraid.