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14th February 2011 | 00:08

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NeoFit

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From: Around the World

jcjeant

Hello,
I agree with 6,000 meters (20,000 ft)

But in the Wiki link yo gave us, I noticed at the end
12 - "SSFDR Solid State Flight Data Recorder, ARINC 747 - TSO C 124 - ED 55". [quote]

Quote:

Resistance to immersion in seawater: 30 days at depth of 6000 m

Not 2 years.

(it seems to me that BEA was unable to read D-AXLA records, after only a few days immersed in fourty meters deep. See: 1.11.3 Data readout )

So, I am asking myself if ...

Regards

Last edited by NeoFit; 14th February 2011 at 00:11. Reason: PickyPerkins is faster than me !