Originally Posted by
Sawbones62
The appropriate ejectable/floatable/ELT/CVR/FDR technology is over 50 years old and well known in the military airlift and offshore rotary-wing communities, just Google "Crash Position Indicator".
They have been around for years on C-5 and C-141. See
http://c141heaven.info/dotcom/traini...n_6_20_elt.pdf just the look of the document will tell you how old it is