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Anil Ananthaswamy

'Soft Walls' Could Keep Hijacked Planes at Bay

Anil Ananthaswamy | New Scientist | July 3, 2003

"If a plane was flying with a no-fly-zone to the left, and the pilot started banking left to enter the zone, the avionics would counter by banking right. Lee's system, called 'soft walls', would first gently resist the pilot, and then become increasingly forceful until it prevailed." [more]

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