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Malaysian airlines missing plane

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oriol

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Is There A Better Way To Track Aircraft During Flight? : The Two-Way : NPR


It is somehow amazing to realize that with all the available technology still airliners are not tracked during the whole flight. Let´s hope the airplane is found soon so that the causes of the accident can be determined.


Although any theory of the probable cause of the accident is pure speculation without the flight recorder etc. Yesterday night on the TV news an "expert" said that airliners can carry explosives or nuclear items apart from passenger´s baggage, wich can lead to a sudden spontaneous explosion in midair...


Even without knowing what went wrong during the flight if it was a pilot mistake or whatever. I can´t help thinking that sooner or later airliners are going to be fully automated with no human on the controls like some modern subways. I know it sounds horrible but I bet that it would be cheaper and safer for the airlines to operate UAVS rather than manned airplanes.



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