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Old 24th Jul 2010, 01:20
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According to the following diagram :



the ELT antenna could be this one :


Photos: Airbus A330-243 Aircraft Pictures | Airliners.net



I am also a bit surprised by the following quote from the BEA report :
An ELT distress beacon with manual tripping was also recovered. This had not been actuated. Its switch was found in the “OFF” position.
... would be nice to have a picture of that device.


On the A330s I know, there are 3 ELTs :
  1. One is fixed and activates on impact :



  2. The other two are portable and automatically activate by simple immersion in the water (no manual switch of any kind).
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