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Trajan

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7. I currently work on production of Head Up Guidance systems

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Sun Nov 17, 2013, 02:16 PM

Nov 2013

for commercial airliners ... The Boeing 737 is one of our flagship systems ...

The M4000 system is used on most all 737's flown by Southwest, Alaska Air, and American Airlines .... it provides the pilot with guidance cues and symbolic representations of the horizon, and the runway itself, so that, even in the worst weather conditions, the pilot knows exactly where the end of the runway is, and has an 'X marks the spot' target to aim at during landings in poor visibility ...

it should be required equipment ...

RIP ...

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Boeing airliner crashes in Russian city of Kazan, 50 killed [View all] Eugene Nov 2013 OP

pilot error ? jakeXT Nov 2013 #1

'Pilot error' doesn't seem like an explanation when they had tried and backed off already muriel_volestrangler Nov 2013 #3

It could be if they should have gone somewhere else Major Nikon Nov 2013 #8

First questions that come to me: ewagner Nov 2013 #2

well the fact he made a second attempt to land PatrynXX Nov 2013 #4

Boeing 737-53A Blue_Tires Nov 2013 #22

I'm sorry to hear. Beacool Nov 2013 #5

The weather was not good. RexDart Nov 2013 #6

I currently work on production of Head Up Guidance systems Trajan Nov 2013 #7

Nothing new, except for experienced pilots and speculation about low-quality fuel jakeXT Nov 2013 #9

A friend who spent time in Russia told me that he was astonished the first time tblue37 Nov 2013 #10

That happened the very first time I flew (the applause, anyway) muriel_volestrangler Nov 2013 #12

This is customary the world over Major Nikon Nov 2013 #15

Why I never fly in a Boeing aircraft. penultimate Nov 2013 #11

I would take a Boeing over a Scarebus anyday. justice1 Nov 2013 #13

You must not fly *anywhere*, then if you live in the U.S. Blue_Tires Nov 2013 #19

heh... I didn't actually mean what I said.. penultimate Nov 2013 #23

The brand of plane being in the headline is a bit strange jmowreader Nov 2013 #14

Video reveals near vertical crash Bosonic Nov 2013 #16

Holy shit AtheistCrusader Nov 2013 #17

What is that phenemonon called when you can't pull out no matter what you do after being vertical Buddha_of_Wisdom Nov 2013 #18

Depends on the cause. In some cases, it's called 'shock stall'. AtheistCrusader Nov 2013 #21

other discussion: Blue_Tires Nov 2013 #20

Kazan plane stalled after losing speed, flight records show jakeXT Nov 2013 #24