1. The Crash of Flight 447
The crash of Air France flight 447 on June 1 2009 is considered one of the worst disasters in the flight history. ... After the last radio contact, at 1:35 a.m., Flight 447's computer sends automatic position reports at 01:40, 01:50, 02:00 and, finally, 02:10. ... It has numerous newly developed technological features, it has a powerful computer system and it's very safe. ... The pilot tells the flight computer what he wants to do, but it is the computer that translates this intention into action and executes the maneuver. ... This discovery consisted in a series of faulty messages t...
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