26th Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences
including the 8th AIAA Aviation Technology, Integration, and Operations (ATIO) Conference
14 - 19 September 2008, Anchorage, Alaska, USA
Paper ICAS2008-9.7 ST:

SAFE AUTOMATIC FLIGHT BACK AND LANDING OF AIRCRAFT (SOFIA)

J. A. Herreria, J. Bueno, M. Valmorisco
ISDEFE, Spain

Keywords: On-board Security, Flight Reconfiguration

The FRF system (SOFIA) provides the aircraft with the capacity to automatically return to ground when an on-board hostile action supposes such hazards that the activation of FRF is the only solution to avoid any major damage. FRF also acts autonomously, not reacting to any input from the cockpit commands.

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