Computer Seizes Control of Jet, Sends Into Dive
An early Skynet test, or just a computer malfunction? A Quantas jet at cruising altitude suddenly plunged twice, injuring 74 passengers. "The two plunges - lasting 20 seconds and 16 seconds - sent passengers slamming into the cabin’s ceiling and walls, causing serious injury in 14 people who were treated for broken bones, concussion and lacerations," according to a report in the Sydney Morning Herald. The Australian Transport Safety Bureau’s report on the event, issued today, says that an onboard computer system suddenly sent "ERRATIC AND ERRONEOUS INFORMATION" to the airplane’s controls. The error was reportedly caused by a bad component… Or is that just what the computerized analysis system is telling us?
