Smart Planes? (IFCS)

NASA testing the Intelligent Flight Control System (IFCS) flight research project at NASA Dryden Flight Research Center.

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IFCS is designed to incorporate self-learning neural network concepts into flight control software to enable a pilot to maintain control and safely land an aircraft that has suffered a major systems failure or combat damage.

www.dfrc.nasa.gov...

"This work marks a significant step toward learning, thinking, aircraft that will be safer, more autonomous and more reliable than ever before,� said John Carter, Dryden's IFCS project manager.

Interesting stuff.