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New Study says Aircraft mobile ban ought to stay |
axxxr
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A study by Carnegie Mellon University researchers have found that Mobile phones and other portable electronic devices, like laptops and game-playing devices, can pose dangers to the normal operation of critical electronics on airplanes.
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With support from the Federal Aviation Administration, three major airlines and the Transportation Security Agency, EPP researchers crisscrossed the northeast United States on commercial flights, monitoring radio emissions from passenger use of cell phones and other electronic devices. They tracked these radio emissions via a broadband antenna attached to a compact portable spectrum analyzer that fit into an innocuous carry-on bag.
“A laptop computer controlled the system and logged the data," said Granger Morgan, head of the EPP Department. “While we looked primarily at wireless phones, we also discovered that emissions from other portable electronic devices were problematic."
The researchers found that on average one to four cell phone calls are typically made from every commercial flight in the northeast United States. Some of these calls are made during critical flight stages such as climb-out, or on final approach. This could cause accidents, the investigators report.
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has33
Joined: Jun 29, 2005
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From: Boombay
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I m hijacking this plan..take it 2 Baghdad or else I'll start playing Super Mario Bros.
Quite silly...they should improve the electronics in the plane & stop cribbing abt us, bluejacking the blokia users in the plane.
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DickySnapples
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On 2006-03-07 00:30:40, axxxr wrote:
A study by Carnegie Mellon University researchers have found that Mobile phones and other portable electronic devices, like laptops and game-playing devices, can pose dangers to the normal operation of critical electronics on airplanes.
ESATO NEWS
With support from the Federal Aviation Administration, three major airlines and the Transportation Security Agency, EPP researchers crisscrossed the northeast United States on commercial flights, monitoring radio emissions from passenger use of cell phones and other electronic devices. They tracked these radio emissions via a broadband antenna attached to a compact portable spectrum analyzer that fit into an innocuous carry-on bag.
“A laptop computer controlled the system and logged the data," said Granger Morgan, head of the EPP Department. “While we looked primarily at wireless phones, we also discovered that emissions from other portable electronic devices were problematic."
The researchers found that on average one to four cell phone calls are typically made from every commercial flight in the northeast United States. Some of these calls are made during critical flight stages such as climb-out, or on final approach. This could cause accidents, the investigators report.
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so theyre telling us about the dangers of using electronic devices on planes,yet they used an electronic device to carry out the tests.....
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Bambino
Joined: Sep 17, 2005
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From: Clow Kingdom
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How bout discman? Or maybe w800i in flight mode? Does it still safe? Or I'll keep stick to my stephen king?
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dj_wolfinstein
Joined: Feb 23, 2004
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This is all a nice story so you all use airline phones..! Just avoid using any electronic device during Take-Off and Landing...Also when the plane is in any Storm condition/Heavy Turbulence...These factors put strain on the Airplane High Band Antenna which are sensitive...But on a normal flight there is really no problem...I have switched on my phone inflight and I'm still writing this post....!
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SsTiTcH
Joined: Nov 08, 2004
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Good thing my p910i has flight mode as I use it to watch movies on flights between Singapore and Tokyo. Hmm.. One more reason to stick with SE. Actually if was that bad the flights in this region would be constantly crashing as people are always using handphones and laptops on them. Flying still safest way to travel. | |
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Posted: 2006-03-07 00:30
