Stunning video shows autopilot saving unconscious F-16 pilot from crashing
 

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.*

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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...

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