1. It doesn't take everybody on the airplane... just a handful of brave souls. This was demonstrated by United Airlines Flight 93 where some passengers learned the plane was to be used as a weapon and managed to successfully fight off the terrorists. And you don't really have to be all that brave. If you're options are dying being crashed into a building or possibly surviving and landing the plane safely, most would choose the ladder.
2. Yes. If the hijacker refuses to make radio contact, you shoot the plane down. The alternate solution, which of course, would me much preferable if implemented, would be to offer a remote pilot or auto-pilot override in the case of a plane hijacking so the plane can be landed safely.
But "when" do you shoot the plane down? I think these terrorists hijackers would now know to keep the planes in an area where shooting it down would cause thousands to die on the ground.
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1. It doesn't take everybody on the airplane... just a handful of brave souls. This was demonstrated by United Airlines Flight 93 where some passengers learned the plane was to be used as a weapon and managed to successfully fight off the terrorists. And you don't really have to be all that brave. If you're options are dying being crashed into a building or possibly surviving and landing the plane safely, most would choose the ladder.
2. Yes. If the hijacker refuses to make radio contact, you shoot the plane down. The alternate solution, which of course, would me much preferable if implemented, would be to offer a remote pilot or auto-pilot override in the case of a plane hijacking so the plane can be landed safely.
But "when" do you shoot the plane down? I think these terrorists hijackers would now know to keep the planes in an area where shooting it down would cause thousands to die on the ground.