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Re: Analysis from a JHU CS Prof

daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (David Lesher)
Wed Sep 12 20:05:48 2001

From: David Lesher <wb8foz@nrk.com>
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Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2001 19:12:57 -0400 (EDT)
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Unnamed Administration sources reported that Bill Larson said:
> 
> 
> Actually there should be an external entrance for the cockpit crew. The
> cockpit crew should be escorted to the cockpit by armed security officers.
> The door between the cockpit and the passenger cabin should be totally
> removed. This would prevent the luring of the flight crew to the passenger
> cabin and prevent passenger access to the cockpit all together. By doing
> this, you would have no more suicide bombings by hijackers. This does not
> prevent a crazy flight crewmember wanting to suicide killing the other
> crewmembers. However, nothing will protect against that.

A) The cabin crew has to come into the cabin from time to time;
for example to examine the wings for ice, & access hatches to
landing gear.

B) You better get crew members with big bladders.


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