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Old 14th Aug 2014, 07:59
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Absolutely incorrect. Fully automated robot aircraft, without expensive holes cut out all over the airframe, are just around the corner.
That only means the interface between man and machine will move, from the pointed end of the aircraft to an office where the machine is programmed or from where it is controlled. Human error can happen there as well, when programming the software and as well when using it (when programming the actual flight, just like using the FMS today). If the software interface for fully automated robot aircraft is poor, accidents due to issues in the man machine interface will continue. The only difference is, that the person doing the error will be among those who survive and can tell the tale...
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