With all this technology today, why are black boxes still being used? Can't they just develop something that stores the data on a computer remotely (or is that already being done?) Does that mean if they don't find the black box, there is no way of getting that informtion through another source?
2006-09-30 10:30:10 · 9 answers · asked by tom l 3 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Aircraft
sounds like a good idea
2006-09-30 13:22:10 · answer #1 · answered by breastfed43 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sounds like a good idea until you think about the logistics of such a thing. To keep the data flow going to the proper computer you would have to have cellular networks set up like our cell phones. The data would have to be coded for that aircraft and for that specific airline. Then you would have to have towers along every route of flight so that you never have a dead spot in your data. It just would not be feasible, that way. Next alternative is you launch satellites and just bounce your data back to headquarters via the birds. Either way the cost would be huge for something we rarely need.
2006-09-30 14:15:14 · answer #2 · answered by B R 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some commercial aircraft actually do send data directly but if I recall it's mostly stuff like engine parimeters for maintenance.
There may be some very advanced aircraft in the air but for airlines to add those extra features would bankrupt them. Considering some components can cost upto $200k each and with some airlines having fleets of 500+ aircraft. That and the manpower needed on the ground to monitor it. Thats a pretty good chunk of change to spend when they don't have to.
2006-09-30 12:14:11 · answer #3 · answered by Tegeras 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-15 17:30:11 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
OK, if the aircraft loses primary power(from engines or APU in emergency) then the standby batteries take over. It would be a waste to transmitt this data via radio signal as the battery power would quickly be depleted.
2006-10-01 03:49:23 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
because there is a chance that they will not record the data, because of the wether or because where the plain is at. they would have to have a enoumous range on them. It is much easer to just have it in the plain because then you dont have to worry about any of those problems
2006-09-30 15:15:08 · answer #6 · answered by Coconuts 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The radio ways would be clogged with radio frequencies. They usually always get the box, and it is recorded in actual flight.
2006-09-30 10:35:52 · answer #7 · answered by Thomas S 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Why don't they make planes out of the same material as the black box? They always survive the crash!
2006-09-30 10:32:26 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Too many planes, too many flights and not enough need for the information.
2006-09-30 10:33:08 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋