Re:US Military Asks for Help Locating Missing F-35 Fighter Jet
by tg16 on Monday September 18, 2023 @02:17PM
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Not really, sometimes a plane will land itself even after the pilot ejects. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornfield_Bomber
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Re:US Military Asks for Help Locating Missing F-35 Fighter Jet
by MarkMarine on Monday September 18, 2023 @02:28PM
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If you read that Wikipedia page, it’s pretty clear the plane would have not recovered without the change in nose attitude from the ejection.
Re:US Military Asks for Help Locating Missing F-35 Fighter Jet
by gowld on Monday September 18, 2023 @04:22PM
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Which contradicts your original claim that "no AI is going to regain control at that point."
Re:US Military Asks for Help Locating Missing F-35 Fighter Jet
by MarkMarine on Monday September 18, 2023 @07:57PM
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Ok. I admit I was wrong then.
I doubt an autopilot would have regained control in a flat spin without an ejection to drastically change the dynamics of the aircraft. I also made the point later that a sufficiently capable AI that could would essentially be able to replace the pilot, rending them moot.
Look, the OP clarified that he meant he wanted an autopilot that tries to lawn dart the plane in an incident of ejection, the purpose of which was to save sensitive technology from the enemy. I still maintain that is silly and if we funded such a program it would be a waste of money.
Re:US Military Asks for Help Locating Missing F-35 Fighter Jet
by hef19898 on Tuesday September 19, 2023 @05:41AM
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It seems AI was ablento regaim control after the ejection stabilized the aircraft.