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Airbus announces unmanned A-400
Alt.Disasters.Aviation ^
| Fri, Oct 27 2006
| Vote4Me
Posted on 10/27/2006 2:46:42 PM PDT by Hal1950
The European Airbus Consortium announced to day it will release the first totally unmanned commercial aircraft. The new A-400 will taxi, take-off, fly the route and land itself, all without human interaction.
They also announced there will be no flight attendants, just a vast assembly of coin operated food dispensing devices.
Airbus executives say they decided to go ahead with this controversial aircraft when it became apparent no rational pilots or flight attendants would accept assignments on the recent fly-by-wire aircraft.
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KEYWORDS: airbusa400; nocrewairliner; satire
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Is this story for real?
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posted on
10/27/2006 2:46:43 PM PDT
by
Hal1950
To: Hal1950
It is the future, just not the near future.
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posted on
10/27/2006 2:47:43 PM PDT
by
Paladin2
(Islam is the religion of violins, NOT peas.)
To: Hal1950
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posted on
10/27/2006 2:48:21 PM PDT
by
HuntsvilleTxVeteran
("Remember the Alamo, Goliad and WACO, It is Time for a new San Jacinto")
To: Hal1950
hahaha no, it's satire.
theyre saying no pilot would want to fly their planes, so theyre developing unmanned planes. it's a joke.
=)
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posted on
10/27/2006 2:48:26 PM PDT
by
Zeppelin
(You've been Zarqed !)
To: Hal1950
And they would be made in Toulouse France.......oh wait....all the AirBus junk is made in Toulouse France.
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posted on
10/27/2006 2:50:33 PM PDT
by
shankbear
(Al-Qaeda grew while Monica blew)
To: Hal1950
That is freaking HILLARIOUS.
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posted on
10/27/2006 2:52:27 PM PDT
by
patton
(Sanctimony frequently reaps its own reward.)
To: Hal1950
No airline with any business sense would buy it - so Airbus will lose the Southwest sale and no others.
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posted on
10/27/2006 2:53:57 PM PDT
by
KarlInOhio
(Do not remove this tagline under penalty of law.)
To: Hal1950
the technology is there, it can and has been done.
But nobody would buy a ticket.
The assumption that the pilots dont want to die either is part of the trust that sells tickets on anything. Even a bus. I dont know about taxi drivers though. I think half those guys want to die.
To: Hal1950
They also announced there will be no flight attendants, just a vast assembly of coin operated food dispensing devices. Ah. A step up in airline meals.
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posted on
10/27/2006 2:56:06 PM PDT
by
sionnsar
(†trad-anglican.faithweb.com†|Iran Azadi| 5yst3m 0wn3d - it's N0t Y0ur5 (SONY) | UN: Useless Nations)
To: Names Ash Housewares
I dont know about taxi drivers though. I think half those guys want to die. Only on jihad...
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posted on
10/27/2006 2:57:04 PM PDT
by
null and void
(Age and experience -- It makes no sense to get one without the other. - Sundog)
To: Hal1950
Obviously, the author was confused. It isn't an automated aircraft, the crew is unmanned -- i.e. it will be staffed by a crew of European Sitzpinklers.
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posted on
10/27/2006 2:58:58 PM PDT
by
MediaMole
(9/11 - We have already forgotten.)
To: Hal1950
No, it's fake. The real A400 is a C-130 wannabe.
To: Names Ash Housewares
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posted on
10/27/2006 3:02:19 PM PDT
by
SauronOfMordor
(A planned society is most appealing to those with the arrogance to think they will be the planners)
To: Hal1950
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posted on
10/27/2006 3:03:12 PM PDT
by
Leisler
To: Hal1950
The European Airbus Consortium announced to day it will release the first totally unmanned commercial aircraft. The new A-400 will taxi, take-off, fly the route and land itself, all without human interaction.Yep! That's the fight I want to be on! Those crazy Airbus people!
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posted on
10/27/2006 3:10:09 PM PDT
by
Road Warrior ‘04
(Kill 'em til they're dead! Then, kill 'em again!)
To: Leisler
This is actually not unexpected.
A plane without pilots fits nicely with the Aircraft Carrier without a propeller. Those french..always on the cutting edge. :)
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posted on
10/27/2006 3:11:06 PM PDT
by
catbertz
To: Hal1950
See the movie "Wargames" circa 1977 for another humorous look at 'taking humans out of the loop.'
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posted on
10/27/2006 3:13:28 PM PDT
by
Blueflag
(Res ipsa loquitor)
To: Hal1950
To be completely unmanned the aircraft will also have to carry no passengers. Who ever heard of an Airbus that didn't carry any passengers?
Oh, wait, I forgot. They already got that one.
To: Hal1950
I, for one, would like to welcome our new overlord, Skynet.
All our bases belong to you.
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posted on
10/27/2006 3:26:43 PM PDT
by
Anvilhead
(Dammit Jim, I'm an Ameri-can not an Ameri-can't.)
To: Hal1950
Welcome to the A-400. Everything is automatic, nothing can go wrong...go wrong...go wrong...go wrong...
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posted on
10/27/2006 3:28:37 PM PDT
by
CPOSharky
(Demonrats vote on Nov. 8th. Pass it on.)
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