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09-14-2016, 12:21 AM
Stunning video shows autopilot saving unconscious F-16 pilot from crashing
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A newly declassified U.S. Air Force Arizona Air National Guard video shows how a recently installed autopilot system saved the life of an F-16 pilot who had fallen unconscious in the middle of his flight.*
SEE ALSO: **, it’s **t OK to let Tesla's Autopilot drive you to the hospital (http://mashable.com/2016/08/08/tesla-autopilot-hospital/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
In the above video, the jet goes into a **sedive as the pilot falls unconscious. The dropping altitude is shown on the right side of the frame. According to Aviation Week, which first published the video:*
That's when the Automatic Ground Collision Avoidance System (Auto-GCAS) kicks in, at about the 32-second mark, pulling the jet out of its **sedive. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/09/13/f16-autopilot-saves-unconscious-pilot/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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A newly declassified U.S. Air Force Arizona Air National Guard video shows how a recently installed autopilot system saved the life of an F-16 pilot who had fallen unconscious in the middle of his flight.*
SEE ALSO: **, it’s **t OK to let Tesla's Autopilot drive you to the hospital (http://mashable.com/2016/08/08/tesla-autopilot-hospital/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
In the above video, the jet goes into a **sedive as the pilot falls unconscious. The dropping altitude is shown on the right side of the frame. According to Aviation Week, which first published the video:*
That's when the Automatic Ground Collision Avoidance System (Auto-GCAS) kicks in, at about the 32-second mark, pulling the jet out of its **sedive. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/09/13/f16-autopilot-saves-unconscious-pilot/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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