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13th October 2010 | 16:36

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GarageYears

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From: VA, USA

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30 minutes is normally longer than aircraft take to crash? Therefore it will cover 99% of the crashes which is what it is there for.

Point taken, but why the longer record period for the the FDR? Seems the same reasoning would apply...

- GY

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