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To: sukhoi-30mki
And when the unionized taxibot drivers go on strike...?

Could work. Takes the control of the plane out of the pilots hands. Not sure how pilots like that idea.

3 posted on 02/06/2011 9:59:54 AM PST by raybbr (Someone who invades another country is NOT an immigrant - illegal or otherwise.)
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During the demonstration, following TaxiBot™ push-back, all taxiing processes were controlled by the aircraft’s pilots from the cockpit, using the normal tiller and braking pedals just as in regular airplane taxiing. The TaxiBot’s™ special control system controlled the load on the aircraft’s Nose Landing Gear (NLG) in real time, maintaining it within a pre-calculated envelope, such that there is an insignificant fatigue effect on the NLG. Despite the severe weather conditions which prevailed during the Frankfurt test, the demonstrator system showed excellent capabilities and successfully maintained the defined envelope.


13 posted on 02/06/2011 10:17:48 AM PST by Red_Devil 232 (VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
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