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To: Lonesome in Massachussets
[O]fficial said it would be "extra-ordinarily difficult" for a light plane to crash into a large passenger plane due to collision avoidance systems in larger airliners.

Not if the small aircraft turns off his transponder, which is the only way automated collision avoidance system can sense another aircraft.

Also not if the airliner is on the ground, standing in line with a bunch of other loaded airliners on a taxiway.

17 posted on 12/28/2003 6:33:45 AM PST by MoralSense
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To: MoralSense
Excellent point.
19 posted on 12/28/2003 6:41:49 AM PST by Lonesome in Massachussets (Uday and Qusay are ead-day)
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