TallDutch
2008-01-23, 03:17 PM
Builder.au:
Did Wi-Fi interference cause Boeing 777 crash? (http://www.builderau.com.au/news/print.htm?TYPE=story&AT=339285323-339028227t-320000982c)
Liam Tung - 2008/01/22 17:42:01
The recent BA038 crash-landing at Heathrow airport may have been caused by interference from wireless networks, which affected the aircraft's electronically controlled power and automated flight systems.
Nina Anderson, author of 'Worse Than Global Warming -- Wave Technology' has speculated that interference from rogue radio frequencies could have influenced the aircraft's "brain", causing one or more of its electronically-controlled systems -- such as the auto-pilot, auto-throttle and power management -- to fail.
However avionics experts remain reserved about such claims, preferring to blame 'dirty fuel' from Beijing on both engines failing. Read more... (http://www.builderau.com.au/news/print.htm?TYPE=story&AT=339285323-339028227t-320000982c)
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Did Wi-Fi interference cause Boeing 777 crash? (http://www.builderau.com.au/news/print.htm?TYPE=story&AT=339285323-339028227t-320000982c)
Liam Tung - 2008/01/22 17:42:01
The recent BA038 crash-landing at Heathrow airport may have been caused by interference from wireless networks, which affected the aircraft's electronically controlled power and automated flight systems.
Nina Anderson, author of 'Worse Than Global Warming -- Wave Technology' has speculated that interference from rogue radio frequencies could have influenced the aircraft's "brain", causing one or more of its electronically-controlled systems -- such as the auto-pilot, auto-throttle and power management -- to fail.
However avionics experts remain reserved about such claims, preferring to blame 'dirty fuel' from Beijing on both engines failing. Read more... (http://www.builderau.com.au/news/print.htm?TYPE=story&AT=339285323-339028227t-320000982c)
[Mod note: The original post included the entire article, which I shortened to an excerpt. We do encourage you to post outside news stories, but please remember to post only a couple of paragraphs of the story with a link to the original, as outlined in the Forum Rules (http://nycaviation.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=9398). Thank you!]