Saturday, June 27, 2009

Computer Failures Are Probed in Jet Crash - WSJ.com

Yikes

Relying on backup instruments, the Air France pilots apparently struggled to restart flight-management computers even as their plane may have begun breaking up from excessive speed, according to theories developed by investigators.

The investigators stress it is too early to pinpoint specific causes. But whatever the eventual findings, the crash already is prompting questions about how thoroughly aviators are trained to cope with widespread computer glitches midflight.

If such emergencies do occur on today's increasingly automated jetliners, many industry safety experts wonder how proficient the average crew may be in trying to rely on less-sophisticated backup systems.

Computer Failures Are Probed in Jet Crash - WSJ.com

2 comments:

Silver MLM said...

Anyone know any high profile failures and successes in the field of computer science?

pbokelly said...

Try asking on Quora