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I believe the problems requiring flight crew access to the passenger cabin can be resolved by other means. A lot can be done and I am sure you will be hearing more ideas from other people on the list and from talking heads on the news. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Owen DeLong" <[email protected]> To: "Bill Larson" <[email protected]> Cc: "John Hall" <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2001 6:20 PM Subject: Re: Analysis from a JHU CS Prof > > This would be a mistake. > > There are a number of possible mechanical scenarios in which the pilot > needs physical access to the cabin in order to inspect various systems > of the airplane to make a determination about the proper procedures. > Mechanical problems are still significantly more likely than this form > of terrorist attack. > > Owen > > Bill Larson wrote: > > > > Actually there should be an external entrance for the cockpit crew. The > > cockpit crew should be escorted to the cockpit by armed security officers. > > The door between the cockpit and the passenger cabin should be totally > > removed. This would prevent the luring of the flight crew to the passenger > > cabin and prevent passenger access to the cockpit all together. By doing > > this, you would have no more suicide bombings by hijackers. This does not > > prevent a crazy flight crewmember wanting to suicide killing the other > > crewmembers. However, nothing will protect against that. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "John Hall" <[email protected]> > > > > > > > > > Bullet proof bulkhead separating the pilot's compartment from the cabin > > > that is locked/unlocked externally by the ground crew. Everyone knows > > > the pilot *can't* open the door even if he wanted to... > > > > > > JMH > > > > > > Vadim Antonov wrote: > > > > > > > > Locked bulletproof door to the cockpit. Survelliance cameras in the > > > > passenger compartments. That all which was needed to foil the attack. > > Now > > > > I think it's time to ask why this isn't the standard procedure? > > > > > > > > --vadim > > -- > *********************************************************************** > "Every time you turn on your new car, you're turning on 20 > microprocessors. Every time you use an ATM, you're using a computer. > Every time I use a settop box or game machine, I'm using a computer. > The only computer you don't know how to work is your Microsoft > computer, right?" > - Scott McNealy, CEO of Sun Microsystems, Inc., > from an April 1997 interview in Upside Magazine > > *********************************************************************** > Microsoft CEO Bill Gates is optimistic about Contraceptive99's > potential. > He recently said, "Our contraceptive products will help users do to > each other what we've been doing to our customers for years." > > The mail above is sent from my personal account and represents my own > views. It may or may not reflect the opinions of Exodus Communications, > Jin Ho, Mo Sabourian, Tony Massing, Morris Taradalsky, or any other > employee, officer, subsidiary, acquisition, member, partner, aff
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