If the only thing that survives a plane crash is the black box, why dont they make the whole plane out of it?

Question

lol...no im not blonde, just think its a good question os all... : )

Answer 1

First of all, in case you hadn't heard, the black box isn't black at all, but flourescent orange so you can find it in the wreckage.

From first hand experience, the design of the black box and its components are carefully constructed to withstand the impact of the crash. We can't change the design of the human body to do that.

Secondly, the black box is encased in a special material that absorbs different forms of energy. Kinetic energy from the impact is dispersed before damage occurs. Thermal energy from any resulting fires is likewise dispersed by this material before it can damage the contents. Unfortunately, this material is very expensive, difficult to obtain and very dense. For humans, each person would need to be fully encased in the material. I can't imagine the flight delays from that one!

On a final note, a flight recorder (i.e. black box) can be damaged during a crash. Usually not damaged so severely that the data stored in it can't be extracted. But it could happen. If you were willing to fly like a flight recorder, then you have better odds of surviving a crash.

For those who are wondering why someone doesn't develope a lighter, cheaper material to do the same job and save lives, there are many who have worked on such materials. At this time they are beyond our capabilities, much as flight was something that mankind had not conquered until 103 years ago. Someday it may happen, but for now its just a dream.

Answer 2

In Black container, the merely instruments that live to inform the tale are the crash-survivable memory instruments (CSMUs) of the flight records recorders and cockpit voice recorders. regularly, something of the recorders' chassis and inner factors are mangled. The CSMU is a huge cylinder that bolts onto the flat area of the recorder. This gadget is engineered to face up to intense warmth, violent crashes and a lot of rigidity. In older magnetic-tape recorders, the CSMU is interior a oblong container. Black container is made from creating use of three layers of fabrics, the CSMU in a sturdy-state black container insulates and protects the stack of memory forums that save the digitized ideas. The supplies that provide a retaining shell for the memory forums, commencing on the innermost and dealing our way outward: Aluminum housing - there's a skinny layer of aluminum around the stack of memory playing cards. intense-temperature insulation - This dry-silica textile is a million inch (2.fifty 4 cm) thick and delivers intense-temperature thermal safe practices. it really is what keeps the memory forums secure for the period of submit-twist of destiny fires. stainless-metal shell- The intense-temperature insulation textile is contained interior of a stainless-metal forged shell it really is about 0.25 inches (0.sixty 4 cm) thick. Titanium ought to correctly be used to create this outer armor besides. apart from that, its area contained in the cockpit, delivers a diverse benefit because the total airplane will develop right into a retaining case/fall down Zone for the black container.even after this , that is beaten leaving merely the CSMU. to that end, its no longer merely the fabrics yet a mixture of countless concepts which makes ablack container survice the crash.With those textile used to make a chassis of a airplane will make it the heaviest paper weight ever made.even if it takes to the air, in the unlucky adventure of an aircrash, the chasis will take the completed impact of teh crash with none provision of a fall down zone. The impact of the suddent supply up from a intense % will kill the passengers even if the outer shell is undamaged.

Answer 3

As Wilbur once said, it will never fly Orville! It would make the weight of the plane too high to fly. Also, the electronics cal handle a lot higher G-loads then a human, so it would not necessarily make the plane actually safer.

Answer 4

A black box does not have any wings. I suppose you could build a big one, and have everybody get in it and launch it with a giant catapult, but the landing would be rough. This is like asking why don't we make planes out of solid stone because it can fall from a great height and not break. Jeez.

Answer 5

Remember that a plane has to fly and a black box doesnt have to!!!
who would actually like to sit inside a black box anyway ;)?

Answer 6

good question, I really think they should look into that, maybe they could develop planes from the material from the black box, but, lighter material, maybe you could find out who to mail this question to dealing with construction of air planes, would be nice if they do come up with something safe.

Answer 7

That's some comedian's joke, however, it would be a physical impossibility for the plane to be made of that substance and still take off.

Answer 8

The plane would be too heavy and would never get off the ground.

Answer 9

It would make the plane too heavy to fly.

Answer 10

well a box is not very aerodynamic which would create allot more drag which would increase fuel consummation that added cost of the fuel would cut to far into the airlines profit so it a choice lives or profit