KTKloss t1_itrvcd6 wrote on October 25, 2022 at 9:03 PM Reply to comment by rigorousthinker 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 The orange box isnt, its just mounted in the plane. If there was one, I havent seen it. Internally it could be somewhat cushioned. Permalink Parent 5
KTKloss t1_itrvcd6 wrote
Reply to comment by rigorousthinker 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
The orange box isnt, its just mounted in the plane. If there was one, I havent seen it. Internally it could be somewhat cushioned.