2007-01-18 01:05:01 · 12 answers · asked by puiu153 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Aircraft
A boeing 747 weighs about 200 tons when empty, If it was made like a black box it would weigh around 2000 tons and no engine is that powerfull to move such a massive weight.
2007-01-18 13:21:22 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
This question again. The plane would weigh about a billion tonnes and be too heavy to fly. It is the construction of the box that means it survives. The black box is not black they are Dayglow Orange in color, (makes them easier to find). They are obviously very difficult to destroy so can you imagine going through wreckage to find it. I suppose if they could make the plane out of the same material then when the plane did crash it would hit the ground like a lawn dart.
2016-05-24 03:07:27 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because the black box is made of stainless steel. Stainless steel is very heavy compared to the aluminum and sheet metal that is used to make planes. If the plane was constructed of steel the likelyhood of the plane ever leaving the ground is slim to none. Here is a link of the exact question:
2007-01-18 02:20:13 · answer #3 · answered by v_bird26 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The "Black Box" that you refer to, technically refered to as the Flight Data Recorder, is constructed of materials, normally a steel and titanium alloy, that are to heavy to use in large quantities in aircraft construction. For example a Grumman F-14 weighs approximately 73000 pounds fully loaded and combat ready to accomplish it's mission, and it requires it's engines to produce 54000 or so pounds of thrust at afterburn, maximum throttle. If the airframe were constructed of "Black Box Material" it would be so heavy that thrust would have to trippled, requiring larger engines and so on, and adding even more weight. Additionally, "Black Box Material" is very rigid and would not allow for the flexing of airframe components to allow for turbulent air, landing or takeoff stress and be very unfortable to fly in. Finally cost factors of construction, additional fuel required to make the heavy birds fly and lack of basic comfort would doom the airline industry and wipe out the existance of private aircraft.
2007-01-18 04:53:27 · answer #4 · answered by greyfalcon2112 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That has been asked 251 times so far. It is silly to even ask this as a plane made like a black box couldn't fly. Black boxes don't have fuel tanks, engines, cabins, landing gear, wings, etc.
2007-01-18 01:13:07 · answer #5 · answered by Drewpie 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The reason the black boxes survive the accident is not intirely due to what they are made of.
Here is a link to an article that will tell you about the construction of black boxes.
http://privatejetcharter.spaces.live.com/
2007-01-18 01:34:07 · answer #6 · answered by ? 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That wouldnt be possible because if they made the aircraft from the same material then it would be impossible to fly because it would be heavy..
2007-01-18 01:36:39 · answer #7 · answered by ZUS 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They would be too heavy to fly. and even if they were structural integrity is heavely dependant on shape and density. besides most often times it's not a structural problem that causes crashes it's pilot error or engine failure. or both.
2007-01-18 01:16:08 · answer #8 · answered by eskew_obfuscation 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Stephen Wright (no relation to Orville or Wilbur) asked the same question. You're just pulling our legs.
2007-01-18 09:48:16 · answer #9 · answered by ta2dpilot 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because Ice Cream has no bones, and it takes 32 pancakes to jack up a doghouse. any more, it would become obnoxious to the tremble tramble!
2007-01-18 08:38:28 · answer #10 · answered by cherokeeflyer 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋