The Navy's X-47B Will Be So Autonomous, You Can Steer It With Mouse Clicks

Fox News ^ | 13 Apr 2011

[mandaladon]

This takes all the fun of flying a combat aircraft.

[Moonman62]

...the Navy said the X-47B would be piloted not by human handlers in some steel box in Nevada, but by 3.4 million lines of software code.

What could possibly go wrong?

[thackney]

Having a plane that is not limited by the pilot’s ability to withstand G-Forces in turns takes the fun out of fighting against such an aircraft as well.

[kbennkc]

REMF's revenge.

Terminator Mice.

[Michael Barnes]

On the obverse, we have millions of 14-17 year old's that can whoop another country's air force's ass.

/s

[al baby]

What could possibly go wrong?
What could possibly go wrong?
What could possibly go wrong?
What could possibly go wrong?
What could possibly go wrong?
What could possibly go wrong?
What could possibly go wrong?
What could possibly go wrong?
What could possibly go wrong?
What could possibly go wrong?

[ken5050]

Heads up bump!!

[ken5050]

Depending on the type of plane..fighter, bomber, I’ve read that as much as 25-30% of the plane is devoted to the pilot/crew..space, protection, life support systems...eliminate this, and you can substantially increase payload/distance..and of course, the danger tot he crew..

[ken5050]

If it can land on a carrier, in a storm, at night...have they worked out a plan for mid-air refueling?

[Little Ray]

How long before some script kiddie hacks it, I wonder?

[montyspython]

So now the Navy will have to relegate pilots to video game junkies, the X-47B will by controlled via the Sony PS3 game controller from mom’s basement.

[montyspython]

Kind of an eerie similarity to Ender’s Game.

[Poison Pill]

If it can land on a carrier, in a storm, at night...

Why would it need to?

[ken5050]

You prefer it lands in the ocean?

[azcap]

Dave, my mind is going...

[NonValueAdded]

All I have to say is “Manny, Moe, and Jack”

[frithguild]

Looks like things are pretty well worked out - here is yur evidence:

[Paleo Conservative]

Not to be confused with an XB-47.

If you want on or off this aerospace ping list, please contact Paleo Conservative or phantomworker by Freep mail.

[Ole Okie]

Caught in a loop there, al?

What could possibly go wrong? Somebody forgot a conversion factor?

[Redleg Duke]

The DNC has already registered each aircraft as a DemocRAT voter with the power of attorney to vote for it while it is deployed...which is any time the polls are open.