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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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To: kosciusko51
Thanks for posting, "What can go wrong!"


21 posted on 02/19/2021 1:27:24 PM PST by Grampa Dave (History, as we know it, is written by the winners not the losers! Who will be writing our history??)
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To: RomanSoldier19

Didn't we already play a game of stuff falling from the sky?

22 posted on 02/19/2021 2:09:34 PM PST by bgill (Which came first, Covid-19 or Gates and Fauci's mRNA-1273 Moderna vax?)
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To: kosciusko51
That worked out so well that they issued a set of postage stamps to memorialize the achievement:

As I recall, there were three of them in the series. But the above was the only one I was able to get when I was a boy over a half century ago . . . and the stamps were almost as old back then.
23 posted on 02/19/2021 2:11:04 PM PST by Vigilanteman (The politicized state destroys aspects of civil society, human kindness and private charity.)
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To: Regulator

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

it’s been said that the main reason modern aircraft include a living human pilot onboard is that in the event of a catastrophic failure or accident, the living human pilot has HUGE incentive to try to save his own life ...


24 posted on 02/19/2021 2:12:35 PM PST by catnipman (Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
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Now I understand why the stamps are so rare. They only sold less than 200,000 of them TOTAL and destroyed the rest. This was 1930, so only about 7% of the pricey stamps printed were sold. Just wow!
25 posted on 02/19/2021 2:22:40 PM PST by Vigilanteman (The politicized state destroys aspects of civil society, human kindness and private charity.)
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To: kosciusko51

They’d best keep those monstrosities over the ocean and run them like a giant UCAV cargo only. Second thought, don’t do anything. Go to the pub and have a pint and watch “Keeping Up Appearances”.


26 posted on 02/19/2021 2:26:40 PM PST by Patriot777 ("When you see these things begin to happen, look up, for your redemption draweth nigh.")
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To: RomanSoldier19

It’s government backed. So it must be good.


27 posted on 02/19/2021 2:43:36 PM PST by Organic Panic (Democrats. Memories as short as Joe Biden's eyes.)
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To: kosciusko51

Glitch


28 posted on 02/19/2021 2:43:53 PM PST by Organic Panic (Democrats. Memories as short as Joe Biden's eyes.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
Will they be running Windows XP?

ONLY is they have 5.25" floppy discs

29 posted on 02/19/2021 2:51:47 PM PST by DanZ ( )
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To: RomanSoldier19
There is another term for pilotless airplanes...

...passengerless airplanes.

30 posted on 02/19/2021 2:53:03 PM PST by Seaplaner
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To: kosciusko51

Yup first thing I thought of.🙄


31 posted on 02/19/2021 2:56:51 PM PST by BiteYourSelf ( Earth first we'll strip mine the other planets later.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

DOS4.🙄


32 posted on 02/19/2021 2:58:13 PM PST by BiteYourSelf ( Earth first we'll strip mine the other planets later.)
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To: RomanSoldier19

Instead of worrying about highjackers, we’ll be worrying about highhackers.


33 posted on 02/19/2021 3:39:03 PM PST by Zuriel (Acts 2:38,39....Do you believe it?)
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To: Signalman

Nothing complex about the z-coordinate addition...


34 posted on 02/19/2021 4:34:19 PM PST by EEGator
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To: bgill

“Would you like to play a game?”


35 posted on 02/19/2021 4:35:38 PM PST by EEGator
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To: kosciusko51

I was going to say it’s been a long time since we’ve seen a really big explosion so why not? For us in the USSA, it’s been 20 years!


36 posted on 02/19/2021 4:39:35 PM PST by Thank You Rush
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To: RomanSoldier19
"possibly using hydrogen as fuel making them environmentally friendly."

This is either a bald faced lie, or the author is just incredibly stupid. Large quantities of hydrogen are made today out of fossil fuels. Making hydrogen from electrolyzing water it just too energy intensive to be commercially viable, and gives off just as much CO2 as burning it. There will not be enough wind turbines and solar panels in 10 years to do it then, either. Hydrogen is not an "environmentally friendly" fuel today, nor will it be so in a decade either.

37 posted on 02/19/2021 7:33:10 PM PST by norwaypinesavage (The stone age didn't end because we ran out of stones.)
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