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). en.wikipedia.org Submitted by IchBinKoloss t3_yd94x6 on October 25, 2022 at 4:31 PM in todayilearned 187 comments 2,267
EdofBorg t1_itu7zfe wrote on October 26, 2022 at 10:40 AM They should be made from the same material as Saudi Passports which survived the crash, fire, and secondary explosions in Towers 1 and 2 while the flight recorders didnt. Permalink 1
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