Push a Button, Land on a Carrier

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Posted by CowboyNeal on Saturday May 21, 2005 @11:59AM from the auto-pilots dept.

sane? writes "Putting an aircraft down on a carrier in bad weather is the stuff of melodramatic Hollywood films. Automated systems for conventional aircraft and big carriers has been done for a while, but getting a hovering Harrier, helicopter, or future JSF to land on a pitching deck of a smaller ship is a different matter. This week QinetiQ demonstrated a complete autoland - a significant step towards making the future JSF work."

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Simpsons quote (Score:5, Funny)

by smcavoy ( 114157 ) writes: on Saturday May 21, 2005 @12:02PM (#12599208)

yeah, yeah but it's close enough
"God Bless the idiot proof air force" -- Side show Bob

Ye gods, I'm such a geek... (Score:5, Funny)

by Blondie-Wan ( 559212 ) writes: on Saturday May 21, 2005 @12:08PM (#12599243) Homepage

So help me, when I saw the reference in the write-up about landing a JSF, I first thought "Jedi Starfighter." I must need help...

What the hell...it's only karma... (Score:4, Funny)

by Robber Baron ( 112304 ) writes: on Saturday May 21, 2005 @12:14PM (#12599273) Homepage

"Today," you takee kamikaze airprane far up into sky, over Yankee aircraft carrier, then takee kamikaze prane...down fast! crashing on the deck, killing yourself and all aboard!
Before we have a ceremonial sake toast, are there any questions?"

"Honorable general-san!"
"Hai?"
"Are you out of your fucking mind?"

Prior Art - They will get sued! (Score:5, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Saturday May 21, 2005 @12:31PM (#12599368)

One-click carrier landings are currently covered under a Jeff Bezos patent.

Consumer product (Score:4, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Saturday May 21, 2005 @12:34PM (#12599381)

I'm sure I'm not the only one who got a wife who can't navigate the car into a driveway. Having an automatic parking for women would save the grass and garage from further damage.

-1, Flamebait, but I guess you're not married.

huh? (Score:5, Funny)

by ms1234 ( 211056 ) writes: on Saturday May 21, 2005 @12:40PM (#12599418)

The technology could also be used on helicopters, frigates and destroyers.

When are we going to see frigates and destroyes landing on carriers?-)

breakthrough (Score:4, Funny)

by moviepig.com ( 745183 ) writes: on Saturday May 21, 2005 @01:04PM (#12599533)

...getting a hovering Harrier, helicopter, or future JSF to land on a pitching deck...
A major aid to this advance was the recent development of industrial-strength flypaper...

Re:Impressive - but... (Score:3, Funny)

by jericho4.0 ( 565125 ) writes: on Saturday May 21, 2005 @02:31PM (#12600035)

What are you talking about? This technology will enable us to better export freedom to the developing world, and nothing could be better than that!

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Simpsons quote (Score:5, Funny)

Ye gods, I'm such a geek... (Score:5, Funny)

What the hell...it's only karma... (Score:4, Funny)

Prior Art - They will get sued! (Score:5, Funny)

Consumer product (Score:4, Funny)

huh? (Score:5, Funny)

breakthrough (Score:4, Funny)

Re:Impressive - but... (Score:3, Funny)

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