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<BODY><PRE><FONT face=Arial>A creepy article to lead into U4O2</FONT></PRE><PRE><FONT face=Arial><STRONG>Will Increasing Automation Make Jets Less Safe?</STRONG></FONT></PRE><PRE class=spAutorenzeile><FONT face=Arial>By Gerald Traufetter</FONT></PRE><PRE class=spIntrotext><FONT face=Arial>Computers on board aircraft have made flying safer, but when they encounter errors they can create turmoil. Engineers are pressing ahead with the automation of aircraft, but pilots warn that efforts to computerize jets are going too far and that diminished human control could create dangerous situations.</FONT></PRE><PRE class=spIntrotext><FONT face=Arial>Full article </FONT><A href="http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,639298,00.html"><FONT face=Arial>http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,639298,00.html</FONT></A></PRE><PRE class=spIntrotext> </PRE><PRE class=spIntrotext><FONT face=Arial>- Stuart Anderson</FONT></PRE><PRE class=spIntrotext><FONT face=Arial>Kambrya College</FONT></PRE><PRE class=spIntrotext><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </PRE><FONT color=#000000>
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