October 6, 2001--There were no "suicide" hijackers aboard those jets
on September 11. Advanced robotics technology, not the hijackers,
was controlling the jets when they crashed. Fantastic? Before I
explain, read about the history-making robot jet plane.

Global Hawk--Here You Have It ...

The Northrop Grumman Global Hawk is a robotized American military jet
that has a wingspan of a Boeing 737.

The excerpts below were taken from an article entitled: "Robot plane flies Pacific unmanned," which appeared in the April 24, 2001 edition of Britain's International Television News:

"'The aircraft essentially flies itself, right from takeoff, right
through to landing, and even taxiing off the runway,' according to
the Global Hawk's Australian manager Rod Smith.

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"A robot plane has made aviation history by becoming the first
unmanned aircraft to fly across the Pacific Ocean.

"The American high-altitude Global Hawk spy plane made flew (sic)
across the ocean to Australia, defence officials confirmed.