Automatic GCAS: `You Can't Fly Any Lower'

Flight tests of an automatic ground collision-avoidance system here have demonstrated that the use of advanced computing technology can significantly reduce the number of accidents attributed to controlled flight into terrain (CFIT). The U.S. Air Force has lost 4-5 aircraft per year to CFIT since...

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