Originally Posted by
JohnBurke
I'm not sure that driving the airplane into the ground as soon as possible would be a benefit, despite any perceived protection of sensitive components or classified material.
Imagine the fallout from a system that intentionally drove the jet into suburbia where the pilot punched out.
Yeah better to let the chips fall where they may. Most ejections are not in combat over BFE-stan, but during peacetime training and often near civilization.
The pilots gets a vote, if the plane is controllable and has some energy state, and they normally try to aim away from people. If the pilot has no control, the computer probably doesn't either.
Originally Posted by
JohnBurke
Anything that does survive and should not, can be blown in place.
Yes that's SOP in indian country.