Civilian aircraft protection
Discussion
After flight MH-17's terrible disaster it has got me thinking. Is it now aircraft manufacturers should start thinking about supplying airliners with anti missile protection like this for e.g http://youtu.be/KbI2Hj-xXGM.
I know civilian aircraft should have no threat to these sort of attacks but it amazes me how many flight paths cross over countries which are unstable and under conflict. Do civilian airliners have any detection of such threats?
It's obviously doable as the US Presidents Air Force 1 Boeing 747 has it installed.
Regards
I know civilian aircraft should have no threat to these sort of attacks but it amazes me how many flight paths cross over countries which are unstable and under conflict. Do civilian airliners have any detection of such threats?
It's obviously doable as the US Presidents Air Force 1 Boeing 747 has it installed.
Regards
Interesting replys so far!!
I obviously know that airliners are big easy objects to target on landing and take off. My main query was at cruising altitude as a lot of air traffic passes through hostile territory. E.g LHR to DBX will take you over or very close to Israeli, Syrian and Saudi airspace. Same as LHR to NBO will send you over Sudan for quite a while.
I obviously know that airliners are big easy objects to target on landing and take off. My main query was at cruising altitude as a lot of air traffic passes through hostile territory. E.g LHR to DBX will take you over or very close to Israeli, Syrian and Saudi airspace. Same as LHR to NBO will send you over Sudan for quite a while.
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