48for8 t1_itqujzz wrote on October 25, 2022 at 5:09 PM Reply to comment by [deleted] 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 Sure that wasn't kilometers? Flights usually average 500 mph...either way still way above 310 Permalink Parent 0
48for8 t1_itqujzz wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] 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
Sure that wasn't kilometers? Flights usually average 500 mph...either way still way above 310