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Are pilotless planes the future for domestic flights? Passengers could travel on hydrogen-powered aircraft across Britain within five years under government-backed plans
https://www.dailymail.co.uk ^ | 23 January 2021 | By DARREN BOYLE FOR MAILONLINE

Posted on 02/19/2021 12:37:01 PM PST by RomanSoldier19

Aircraft without pilots could be flying commuters to UK regional airports within a decade - possibly using hydrogen as fuel making them environmentally friendly.

British aircraft manufacturer Britten-Norman is working alongside technology company Bear Blue to first develop a semi-autonomous plane with just one pilot, followed by an aircraft with no humans on the flight deck.

The government has pledged £1.8 million to the project, which could see the first aircraft carrying passengers by the mid 2020s.

The Civil Aviation Authority, who regulate Britain's skies are currently working on guidelines for 'operations that present an equivalent risk to that of manned aviation'.

Aircraft manufacturer Britten-Norman will use their twin-engine Islander aircraft - which is renowned throughout the industry for its reliability and ability to operate from remote airstrips.

The aircraft, which are all built of the Isle of Wight, first flew in 1965 and entered service two years later.

They have been modified to carry passengers, cargo, drop parachutists, and even act as surveillance platforms used by the police and the military.

According to The Times, several regional airports are being prepared to allow semi-autonomous and zero-emissions aircraft to operate within the next five years. During the scheme's first stage, the aircraft's pilot will be supported by an 'autonomous co-pilot'.

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1 posted on 02/19/2021 12:37:01 PM PST by RomanSoldier19
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Hydrogen used in a flying machine?

Oh, the humanity!

2 posted on 02/19/2021 12:40:16 PM PST by kosciusko51
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3 posted on 02/19/2021 12:41:20 PM PST by RomanSoldier19 (Game over, man! Game over! ; : rem ad triarios redisse is)
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To: RomanSoldier19
Might as well accomplish two stupidities in one blow.




4 posted on 02/19/2021 12:41:26 PM PST by Telepathic Intruder
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To: RomanSoldier19

I know this happens nowadays, but I’d rather not know about it until I step off the plane (after it lands, that is).


5 posted on 02/19/2021 12:41:57 PM PST by lee martell
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To: RomanSoldier19

Pipistrel beez smart

Panthera is great airplane

So is their electric

But humans are not going to ride in robot plane, will want Emergency Human up front.


6 posted on 02/19/2021 12:42:13 PM PST by Regulator (It's Fraud, Jim)
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7 posted on 02/19/2021 12:43:59 PM PST by RomanSoldier19 (Game over, man! Game over! ; : rem ad triarios redisse is)
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Sure. And back in the 50s, they were predicting that by the turn of the century, everyone would be flying around in their jet-powered cars.


8 posted on 02/19/2021 12:44:03 PM PST by Signalman
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https://duckduckgo.com/?q=hydrogen+flame+color&ia=web


9 posted on 02/19/2021 12:44:53 PM PST by TexasGator (Z1z)
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10 posted on 02/19/2021 12:46:12 PM PST by RomanSoldier19 (Game over, man! Game over! ; : rem ad triarios redisse is)
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To: kosciusko51

That would make a nice album cover.


11 posted on 02/19/2021 12:46:21 PM PST by gathersnomoss (I know nothing, NOTHING!)
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Yes, hydrogen burns nearly colorless, but the things it sets on fire do not, such as the doped skins of the zeppelin.


12 posted on 02/19/2021 12:47:34 PM PST by kosciusko51
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To: gathersnomoss

Or a concert tour shirt...


13 posted on 02/19/2021 12:50:14 PM PST by kosciusko51
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To: RomanSoldier19
We could travel to Britain within five years.

Yikes! That is a rather slow plane, isn't it?

14 posted on 02/19/2021 12:53:12 PM PST by Slyfox (Not my circus, not my monkeys )
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Will they be running Windows XP?


15 posted on 02/19/2021 12:56:40 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum (The FBI used to go after communists. Now it is run by communists. The American Stasi.)
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“...doped skins of the zeppelin...”

Actually much worse — the dope was in layers with aluminum and iron oxide, more commonly known as thermite.


16 posted on 02/19/2021 1:02:12 PM PST by Born to Conserve
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To: RomanSoldier19

Fantasy!


17 posted on 02/19/2021 1:02:59 PM PST by DarthVader (Not by speeches & majority decisions will the great issues th the day be decided but by Blood & Iron)
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To: Regulator

Only Xiden/CommieHo voters will ride a pilotless plane.


18 posted on 02/19/2021 1:10:21 PM PST by A strike ( McConnell and Pence to Gitmo. Barr and Fauxi to Florence supermax. Roberts to Terre Haute.)
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To: RomanSoldier19

The uk government pledged 1.9m pounds? Roughly 3 million dollars... to completely revolutionize and remake an industry? A single new airliner sells for $100 million. This is laughable.


19 posted on 02/19/2021 1:19:09 PM PST by PilotDave (No, really, you just can't make this stuff up!!)
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To: Regulator

” Ladies and Gentlemen, Welcome aboard the first totally automatic flight, sit back and relax, we assure you that nothing can go wrong...go wrong...go wrong..go wrong.”


20 posted on 02/19/2021 1:24:12 PM PST by Robe (A nation can survive its fools and even n the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason from within.)
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