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dressageishard t1_itsk7xq wrote

Reply to comment by Akanan in TIL that flight recorders must be able to withstand an acceleration of 3400 g for 6.5 milliseconds and that this is roughly equivalent to an impact velocity of 270 knots (310 mph; 500 km/h). by IchBinKoloss

Still haven't found that plane.

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flakAttack510 t1_ittknpx wrote

Not as a large piece but a lot of smaller pieces have washed up on various shores around the Indian Ocean.

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