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'Contact lost' with Malaysia Airlines plane
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Soldato
I don't understand why planes don't simply upload the black box and voice data to the cloud as they travel.
Would make finding them a breeze as GPS data could also easily be included.
Would make finding them a breeze as GPS data could also easily be included.
Soldato
Puns are unintentional!
It will happen at some point, often these simple ideas are too simple to be thought off but do eventually get realised.
A bit like how you have the complexities of modern aircraft but no one thought that by putting all 3 hydraulics within a few inches of each other they would all be broken at once, yet a simpleton would realise that.
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Money.
There is a Canadian firm which provides black box streaming services already. http://flyht.com/
Some other interesting things I just discovered.
Pilots have previously objected to cockpit cams.
There has been discussions around developing a black box which can eject and parachute (with floating aids).
Apparently the cost of data streaming is an issue, as correctly pointed out by @CaptainRAVE. And that Flyht system is $100k for hardware and installation per plane.
And security, many flight companies probably dont trust cloud technologies with their data.
Some bloke blaming the Russians.
Majority still think there was someone at the controls until the end. The captain is still the prime suspect, all evidence points to him.
Good summary of events but the X-Files like music was a bit much, sort of alludes to there being darker forces at play.
The wreckage will no doubt be discovered at some point in the future with an advancement in technology or just by sheer chance, but the real question will be if they'll be able to extract any data from the flight recorders after such a prolonged time underwater.
The wreckage will no doubt be discovered at some point in the future with an advancement in technology or just by sheer chance, but the real question will be if they'll be able to extract any data from the flight recorders after such a prolonged time underwater.
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I think the black boxes are designed to withstand severe depth for a long time. Obviously they will fail eventually but they should keep structural integrity for 20 years I would guess.
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I have my doubts it will ever be found. It's a very big ocean, and it's likely to be very deep.
We will never know what happened. I would love it to be solved, but it will likely be an modern enigma.
Unlikely, the Air France ones were found after 2 years and had some corruption, but the core of the data was mostly intact. 20 years would be a near impossibility imho.
We will never know what happened. I would love it to be solved, but it will likely be an modern enigma.
Unlikely, the Air France ones were found after 2 years and had some corruption, but the core of the data was mostly intact. 20 years would be a near impossibility imho.
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Caporegime
It's looking like a murder/suicide.
(Source).
Pilot was likely clinically depressed; friends described him as 'lonely and sad.' There was no evidence that anyone else could have entered the cockpit.
(Source).
Pilot was likely clinically depressed; friends described him as 'lonely and sad.' There was no evidence that anyone else could have entered the cockpit.
Soldato
Seems odd he went to such elaborate lengths with regards to the route though rather than the nearest mountain or ground.
I have to wonder at this point if they don't want to officially admit to what happened to it though with the number of people involved in the operation I can't see that not having leaked out by now if the case.
I find it odd as well how several factors that seem quite important have just been let slip under the radar, seemingly little attempt to follow up on them and even less attempt to atleast publicly rule them out or investigate them.
I find it odd as well how several factors that seem quite important have just been let slip under the radar, seemingly little attempt to follow up on them and even less attempt to atleast publicly rule them out or investigate them.
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I guess once you've got the copilot locked out of the cabin you can do whatever you want....
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Expect Malaysian government just wanted it to go away.
Soldato
Except if he was suicidal the quicker he crashed the less likely hood of someone stoping him or raising the alarm via mobile or someone sending an email.