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:
- PopSci demonstrated an emergency airplane landing in a simulated scenario using an iPad and the Xavion app.
- The Xavion app monitors critical flight parameters and steers the aircraft to a landing by interfacing with its autopilot system via Wi-Fi.
- During the demonstration, the app successfully guided the aircraft after a simulated engine failure at 5,000 feet.
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