Day of highjack-proof aircraft nears
Some cars already have a built-in security device which disables the car’s engine if an unauthorized person tries to drive the car away; a similar system is now being developed for the future highjack-proof plane; a biometric access control device at the cockpit door will alert the computerized security system if an unauthorized person enters the cockpit; the system will then seize control of the plane and guide it to the nearest airport, avoiding tall buildings
Scientists say that we are only two or three years away from manufacturing a highjack-proof aircraft, or something very close to it. A consortium of European scientists is working on a $46 million project to deny terrorists the ability to capture and destroy an aircraft in flight even if they had managed to sneak through airport security. This is not a small project, as more than 100 aviation specialists from 31 companies are involved. As is typically the case, the project also has an acronym
