Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1998 08:30:31 -0700 (PDT) From: Christian Berger Subject: Re: Technology in MKC Rudnicki, Edward J. wrote: > >> Doesn't the new F-18 have avionics that'll do pretty much the > same thing when a pilot loses >control? > > > >It is the F/A-18 Hornet and as of the last data release I have > >access to, no aircraft has such a system installed. There are a > >few aircraft (the F-117 Nighthawk primarily) that has a button > >the pilot must press that will position the craft flat, level and > >upright without any other impute, but an auto system does not yet > >exist in practice, and likely never will -- it's too dangerous to > >have your craft suddenly decide to level itself out in the middle > >of a dogfight (katfight?, birdfight? -- do kats actually mention > >a word for this?). > > I suspect you're familiar with work not yet complete, on AI systems that > will "fight" the aircraft for brief periods should the pilot black out > from g-loads, until he/she recovers. Not implemented yet, but not very > far over the horizon either. The intent of the system is to monitor the > pilot's vitals and take action only if blackout occurs, so there's not > too much risk of the aircraft making its own decisions when uncalled for > > Ed I guess such AI systems are possible in MKC think of the Metallikats. I'm shure it's possible to brain-tape the part of the mind of a verry good pilot and transfer it to a neuro-computer in the plane. Servus Casandro -- ____________________________________________ http://www.donau.de/privhome/berger mailto:EinStein@donau.de telnet:192.82.208.37:9999 (Fur Toonia; Casandro's Room) Furry Code 1.2 FFLw3a A- C- D- H+ M+ P- R T+++ W-- Z- Sm RLCT a- c+++l d e++ f++++ h* i+ p-- sm -------------------<< Advertisement >>------------------- High bandwidth usage? No problems. http://www.astrax.com - Astra X Specialised Web Hosting ---------------------------------------------------------