doglaughington t1_itsm0b6 wrote
Reply to comment by EndlessEmergency in TIL that flight recorders must be able to withstand an acceleration of 3400 g for 6.5 milliseconds and that this is roughly equivalent to an impact velocity of 270 knots (310 mph; 500 km/h). by IchBinKoloss
So, can engineers not build a better one? So many stories I read have been about the difficulty and inability to locate the boxes. Why haven't you and you engineer buds made a better one?
mtled t1_itssrej wrote
The industry is working on it, but it's difficult to get the industry up to speed quickly due to cost/infrastructure issues and, as with most things, pandemic delays.
ICAO GADSS.
EASA (European aircraft) have adopted Jan 1 2025 to mandate that all new built aircraft exceeding 27000kg have such a system installed. Offhand I don't know if, ever, existing older aircraft or smaller ones will need to install as it's a very expensive modification to integrate into an aircraft.
I'm also not aware of any current implementation timeline for FAA, Canadian or other country registered planes. I think India has adopted the ICAO mandate, which has the same 2025 date. I'm much too lazy to try to investigate this in-depth.
Henri_Dupont t1_itssq8z wrote
We're givin' it all she's got Cap'n! We canna break tha laws o' physics!
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