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Airplane lands itself after in-flight emergency, in a first for aviation automation

An airplane has, for the first time, automatically landed itself after an in-flight emergency, according to the system’s manufacturer.

Two people emerged unscathed from the Beechcraft Super King Air 200 after it stopped on the runway at Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport near Denver, according to video posted by emergency responders.

The twin-engine turboprop landed under the control of Garmin’s Autoland system, which the company says is now installed on about 1,700 airplanes. “This was the first use of Autoland from start-to-finish in an actual emergency,” Garmin said in a statement.

helinues:
Technologia. Would it be safe enough for passenger travelling?

leunseyis:
Future Danger And Set Up In The future

lilsmart:
airplanes have had autopilot and autoland systems for decades. Commercial airliners routinely use them to land in low-visibility conditions (Category III autoland)

diabeticdeals:
Not in emergencies. Plus this said airport isn't a CATIII airport so yeah, the feature comes in handy.

Newton1045:
The world moving forward, African becoming more religious fanatics and giving birth

lilsmart:
True. Well spoken. What makes this Garmin Autoland event a "first" and fundamentally different is the context an in-flight emergency

lilsmart:
airplanes have had autopilot and autoland systems for decades. Commercial airliners routinely use them to land in low-visibility conditions (Category III autoland)

matify83:
From self-drive cars to a plane performing auto-landing.

We are indeed at the frontier of the next-level technology.

goslowgoslow:
What have you invented as an African?
Your moniker is even Newton.
Pot calling kettle black.