so how did the thing not just go straight through the barrier and explode? No brakes, full thrust... and it more or less bounces over the barrier? Clearly someone figured out something or they would have been doing over 200kn into the barrier, right? and that is no 200kn crash in the pics.

And BTW, doesn't this demonstrate that the plane is indeed smarter than some pilots? If you make a product flown by inferior pilots, wouldn't you want more automation?
No offense, but you seem like a guy who would have complained 60 years ago about seat belts!!!! smile

BTW.. check my most recent venture into flight:
http://royaloak.patch.com/articles/...licopter-service-6b79ac03#video-11023068
Get a load of me being all political and stuff starting at about 30s

Last edited by PTP; 08/20/12 09:34 PM.