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24th May 2010, 17:23

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Posted By HamishMcBush

Yes, GS, but some bodies were found. If the...

Yes, GS, but some bodies were found. If the plane really broke into tiny fragments on impact, what are the chances that whole bodies would have survived (and the VS also) ?

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27th Apr 2010, 17:39

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Posted By HamishMcBush

Is there any information, though, on the likely...

Is there any information, though, on the likely altitude at which the VS separated? If it was effectively at zero, this would presumably be due to forces associated with impact, and this would give...

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1st Apr 2010, 14:24

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Posted By HamishMcBush

New hope for search results... Autonomous...

New hope for search results...
Autonomous Underwater Vehicles may soon find wreckage of Air France Flight 447...

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11th Feb 2010, 14:08

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Posted By HamishMcBush

Black boxes may be superseded: Aero-News...

Black boxes may be superseded:
Aero-News Network: The Aviation and Aerospace World's Daily/Real-Time News and Information Service...

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27th Dec 2009, 13:26

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Posted By HamishMcBush

That can't possibly be confirmed, ever, unless...

That can't possibly be confirmed, ever, unless the CVR is found and there happens to be a message from whoever was on the FD speaking aloud "Well, it's just me on my ownsome" or similar......

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4th Dec 2009, 17:03

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Posted By HamishMcBush

I was told yesterday by people that support the...

I was told yesterday by people that support the operation of the Rov Homer that if Airbus/Air France/Whoever really wanted to have found the FDR they would have had ships mobilised and in the search...

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18th Nov 2009, 20:15

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Posted By HamishMcBush

I was fortunate to be involved in a conversation...

I was fortunate to be involved in a conversation with a senior manager at the company where I work today. I am told that the company I work for is putting pressure on the airline industry to update...

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17th Nov 2009, 21:04

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Posted By HamishMcBush

To give you all an idea of what is being sought,...

To give you all an idea of what is being sought, this is how small the FDR is.....

This one is still attached to the ROV that recovered...

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12th Nov 2009, 17:10

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Posted By HamishMcBush

The listening device has at least 2 detectors...

The listening device has at least 2 detectors positioned very close together, but far enough apart that there is a time difference in receiving the reply signal. Using very clever signal processing,...

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11th Nov 2009, 21:15

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Posted By HamishMcBush

Yes, you could add a depth sensor for not much...

Yes, you could add a depth sensor for not much money in overall cost of a commercial passenger aircraft (maybe USD10,000) BUT, and this is the big BUT.... you still need a direct "line of sight" to...

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10th Nov 2009, 17:44

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Posted By HamishMcBush

Re: auto-jettison of black box: How does the...

Re: auto-jettison of black box: How does the aircraft predict when it's going to crash and let the black box go? Interesting idea.
As to other comments, it took time to mobilise the submarines,...

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9th Nov 2009, 20:10

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Posted By HamishMcBush

28 days of pinging is usually sufficient to find...

28 days of pinging is usually sufficient to find the black boxes. Sure you could make the pings last for longer but this would mean a larger battery pack, adding weight too. Where do you draw the...

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