Software prevents fatal crashes, scientists say

http://www.airforcetimes.com/news/2009/11/airforce_crash_prevention_110809W/

Every year, one or two pilots die because they couldn't get their bearings in time. Now, scientists for the Air Force and Lockheed Martin Corp. think they can virtually eliminate those fatal accidents with onboard computer software that takes control of the Fighting Falcon when it goes into a deadly dive.
"We looked at past accidents and this would have prevented 98 percent of them," said Don Swihart, program manager of the Fighter Risk Reduction Program at the Air Force Research Lab.