Airliner irreversible-control anti-hijack system
First Claim
1. Anti-hijack flight control-system augmentation preventing commandeering of an aircraft;
- said anti-hijack augmentation comprising;
a normally nulled electrical “
irrevers”
/selector-switch means located proximal pilot'"'"'s existing flight control-column, whereby manual actuation of said “
irrevers”
/selector-switch places aircraft'"'"'s existing avionics autopilot-system into an irreversible modality of emergency operation rendering the aircraft uncontrollable by anyone aboard;
an AIRCA/ECU-microprocessor arranged in electrical-communication with said “
irrevers”
/selector-switch means, whereby the biasing of said “
irrevers”
/selector-switch instantly activates the AIRCA-system circuit thus incapacitating any further response to commands executed from within aircraft'"'"'s control-cabin.
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Abstract
Directed toward universal commercial-airliner application as an air/ground-lifesaving function, this cost-effective retrofitable system enables airliner-pilots to conveniently actuate an inconspicuous AIRCIA™/enable-switch,—thereby instantly disabling onboard flight-commands to render the airliner'"'"'s guidance-system irretrievably placed into total reliance upon its existing autopilot-system in RF-communication with encrypted remote ground/air-intercept personnel. Acting to virtually confound any criminal-attempt by a hijacker to commandeer an airliner, the airliner thus becomes flown only as directed by an authorized remote/flight-control station in cooperation with the airliner'"'"'s remotely-reprogrammed onboard avionics-system, automatically vectoring the airliner to land safely via the existing avionics/autopilot-system at a designated airport. The AIRCIA™-system is initially verified for flight-worthiness operation upon every routine preflight/check-list procedure, its master ECU/restore-switch being accessible externally of the aircraft-interior. Support-system options include SmartCard®-interfacing, and automatic is engagement of AIRCIA™-system in event of natural-cause pilot-incapacitation, and ATI(automatic/tranquil-Infusion) which introduces tranquilizing-gas into the airliner'"'"'s entire interior.
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20 Claims
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1. Anti-hijack flight control-system augmentation preventing commandeering of an aircraft;
- said anti-hijack augmentation comprising;
a normally nulled electrical “
irrevers”
/selector-switch means located proximal pilot'"'"'s existing flight control-column, whereby manual actuation of said “
irrevers”
/selector-switch places aircraft'"'"'s existing avionics autopilot-system into an irreversible modality of emergency operation rendering the aircraft uncontrollable by anyone aboard;
an AIRCA/ECU-microprocessor arranged in electrical-communication with said “
irrevers”
/selector-switch means, whereby the biasing of said “
irrevers”
/selector-switch instantly activates the AIRCA-system circuit thus incapacitating any further response to commands executed from within aircraft'"'"'s control-cabin. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
- said anti-hijack augmentation comprising;
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11. Anti-hijack flight control-system augmentation preventing commandeering of an aircraft;
- said anti-hijack augmentation comprising;
a smart-card pre-programmed to interface with the aircraft'"'"'s existing avionics so as to detect possible tampering abnormality thereof by conveying, comparing, and receiving computerized information during normal pre-flight check-list procedure, and thereby automatically prevent start-up sequencing of the aircraft'"'"'s engines if analysis is adverse;
a normally nulled electrical “
irrevers”
/selector-switch means located readily accessible to the pilots, whereby actuation of said “
irrevers”
/selector-switch places aircraft'"'"'s existing autopilot-system into an irreversible modality of emergency operation rendering the aircraft uncontrollable by anyone aboard;
an AIRCA/ECU-microprocessor arranged in electrical-communication with said “
irrevers”
/selector-switch means, whereby initial biasing of said “
irrevers”
/selector-switch instantly activates the AIRCA-system circuit thus incapacitating any further response to commands executed from within aircraft'"'"'s control-cabin;
an AIRCA-notify RF-signal issued from the aircraft to ground or satellite stations upon activation of said “
irrevers”
/selector-switch, thereby alerting flight-coordination personnel as to hostile takeover of the aircraft along with its vital-signs, whereby aircraft is then remotely-vectored by GCS to a landing-strip determined appropriate by these authorized outside said flight-coordination personnel alone. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
- said anti-hijack augmentation comprising;
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18. Anti-hijack flight control-system augmentation preventing commandeering of an aircraft;
- said anti-hijack augmentation comprising;
a smart-card pre-programmed to interface with the aircraft'"'"'s existing avionics so as to detect possible tampering abnormality thereof by conveying, comparing, and receiving computerized information during normal pre-flight check-list procedure, and thereby automatically prevent start-up sequencing of the aircraft'"'"'s engines if analysis is adverse;
a said smart-card pre-programmed with various x-y/azimuth-coordinates for interfacing with aircraft'"'"'s existing GPS/Flight-system, causing certain predetermined landmarks to be treated as “
no fly zones”
, and thereby causing the aircraft to automatically maneuver safely around said landmarks;
a normally nulled electrical “
irrevers”
/selector-switch means located readily accessible to the pilots, whereby actuation of said “
irrevers”
/selector-switch places aircraft'"'"'s existing autopilot-system into an irreversible modality of emergency operation rendering the aircraft uncontrollable by anyone aboard;
an AIRCA/ECU-microprocessor arranged in electrical-communication with said “
irrevers”
/selector-switch means, whereby initial biasing of said “
irrevers”
/selector-switch instantly activates the AIRCA-system circuit thus incapacitating any further response to commands executed from within aircraft'"'"'s control-cabin;
an AIRCA-notify RF-signal issued from the aircraft to ground or satellite stations upon activation of said “
irrevers”
/selector-switch, thereby alerting flight-coordination personnel as to hostile takeover of the aircraft along with its vital-signs, whereby aircraft is then remotely-vectored to a landing-strip determined appropriate by these authorized outside said flight-coordination personnel alone. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
- said anti-hijack augmentation comprising;
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