@JoschiX Kleine Recherche zum Thema Hijack-Sicherung:
(Boeing)
When the automatic control system is activated, no one on board the aircraft would be capable of controlling its flight.
The patent report also states that a signal might be transmitted to at least one remote location from the plane to indicate that the uninterruptible autopilot mode of the air vehicle has been engaged.
The system includes a dedicated communication link between the aircraft and a remote location, distinct from any communication link established for other types of communication.
According to an independent analyst James Corbett, the US Federal Aviation Administration had reported on the Federal Registrar last November that the Boeing 777-200, -300 and –300ER aircraft were equipped with an electronics security system to check unauthorised internal access.
http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2014/04/12/Boeing-has-patent-for-autopilot-tech-Report-System-enables-remote-control-of-aircraft-to-counter-hij/"Once this system is initiated, no one on board is capable of controlling the flight, making it useless for anyone to threaten violence in order to gain control."
http://www.standard.co.uk/news/new-autopilot-will-make-another-911-impossible-7239651.html(Airbus)
Yet today's flight-control revisions go well beyond previous Airbus automation initiatives, because activation of the new safety feature no longer will depend on what pilots do or fail to do. The plane's flight-management computer and autopilot effectively will take over whenever midair-collision warnings pop up in the cruise phase of flight. Cockpit instruments will make pilots aware of what's happening, though they won't have a role in adjusting the aircraft's trajectory.
Meanwhile, Airbus engineers also continue to pursue what they envision as a failsafe automation feature to prevent airliners, regardless of the circumstances, from flying into mountains, buildings or other obstacles on the ground. Such ground-collision prevention systems would have important application, among other things, for fatigued pilots, hijacked aircraft and malfunctioning onboard instruments or systems.
http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748703867704576183004041750590Das war der Stand vor 4 Jahren. SOFIA kann allerdings mehr:
http://www.transport-research.info/Upload/Documents/201208/20120817_112618_91545_SOFIA%20Final%20Publishable%20Activity%20Report.pdfDemzufolge stünde der kommerziellen Anwendung nix im Wege. Nur finde ich keine konkreten Aussagen zur Anwendung im Airbus.
Mir persönlich reicht das allerdings, zumal Boeing mit ähnlichen Systemen arbeitet.
Die Geschichte vom Selbstmörder, der auch durch keine Anti-hijack-Vorrichtung an der Ausführung seiner Tat gehindert werden konnte, verliert damit langsam an Konsistenz. Oder soll ich jetzt schon davon ausgehen, daß Airbus Boeing in Punkto "uninterruptable autopilot" Wettbewerbsvorteile einräumt?