meyerpw t1_itt45pm wrote
Reply to comment by casualphilosopher1 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
That is no longer true. Modern ones use solid state drives
MASTER-FOOO1 t1_itttpay wrote
not all, air bus of emirates airline is still using the tapes and won't switch until 2028
Source: I'm an engineer who was maintaining and installing them before covid hit.
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