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Auto-GCAS Saves Unconscious F-16 Pilot—Declassified USAF Footage

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Auto-GCAS Saves Unconscious F-16 Pilot—Declassified USAF Footage

Declassified HUD footage of an F-16 whose unconscious pilot is saved by the Automatic Ground Collision Avoidance System. It shows the aircraft pulling out of a dive on its own.

Used as a concrete example of automation successfully saving an incapacitated pilot.

4 Hacker News mentions · 2017–2021

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  • Aviation & aerospace engineering
  • Military history & warfare

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