Our friends over at PopSci recently demonstrated landing an airplane using an iPad in a simulated emergency. Using Xavion, the app monitors airspeed, altitude, position, heading and wing speed and steers aircraft to landing via Wi-Fi interface with airplane’s autopilot system. Watch the video and check out what they had to say about the innovative aviation app.
Video: Watch Aviation App Land an Airplane
Key Takeaways:
- An iPad app named Xavion was successfully demonstrated to land an airplane in a simulated emergency.
- Xavion monitors critical flight data and interfaces with the aircraft's autopilot via Wi-Fi to steer it to a safe landing.
- The app proved effective by guiding an aircraft after a simulated engine failure at 5,000 feet.
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