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Continental Flight 3407 crash outside Buffalo (NTSB hearings on Page 8)

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by pseudo, Feb 13, 2009.

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  1. KevinmH9

    KevinmH9 Active Member

    Re: BREAKING: Plane crash just outside Buffalo

    They were saying on CNN that he black box would also reveal details as to what was going on in the cockpit and what was going on with the controls.
     
    KevinmH9, Feb 13, 2009
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  2. Norman Stansfield

    Norman Stansfield Active Member

    Re: BREAKING: Plane crash just outside Buffalo

    I don't think the cockpit chatter would be able to be captured without one. That's usually essential in the investigations, obviously.

    I believe they also house in-flight data, how systems on the plane were operating at the time, etc.
     
    Norman Stansfield, Feb 13, 2009
    #50
  3. Hammer Pants

    Hammer Pants Active Member

    Re: BREAKING: Plane crash just outside Buffalo

    Don't we have the technology to monitor those from the ground, too? Satellites are powerful things.
     
    Hammer Pants, Feb 13, 2009
    #51
  4. pseudo

    pseudo Well-Known Member

    Re: BREAKING: Plane crash just outside Buffalo

    I fly Continental in and out of Buffalo, but I always connect through Cleveland precisely because I want to avoid a.) Newark and b.) turboprops.

    Don't think that will change any time soon.

    UPDATE: N.Y. state police confirm no survivors.
     
    pseudo, Feb 13, 2009
    #52
  5. 2muchcoffeeman

    2muchcoffeeman Well-Known Member

    Re: BREAKING: Plane crash just outside Buffalo

    No. Black boxes record all the in-cabin audio, not just what goes out over the radio, and also get a lot of data from the airplane systems.

    http://science.howstuffworks.com/black-box3.htm
    http://science.howstuffworks.com/black-box5.htm
     
    2muchcoffeeman, Feb 13, 2009
    #53
  6. 2muchcoffeeman

    2muchcoffeeman Well-Known Member

    Re: BREAKING: Plane crash just outside Buffalo

    Better to have it recorded on board than try to rely on transmission to an outside source.
     
    2muchcoffeeman, Feb 13, 2009
    #54
  7. buckweaver

    buckweaver Active Member

    Re: BREAKING: Plane crash just outside Buffalo

    OK, AP, I hate being that guy and all ... but need a little more than 4.2 inches at 9:50 here. Just blew up my nation page for this, and the clock's ticking.
     
    buckweaver, Feb 13, 2009
    #55
  8. Hammer Pants

    Hammer Pants Active Member

    Re: BREAKING: Plane crash just outside Buffalo

    I still don't understand why we can't monitor those from the ground. I know you're aware of my small brainpower, but I don't understand why we still need the black box with modern technology.
     
    Hammer Pants, Feb 13, 2009
    #56
  9. budcrew08

    budcrew08 Active Member

    Re: BREAKING: Plane crash just outside Buffalo

    Holy shit. From the Buffalo News

     
    budcrew08, Feb 13, 2009
    #57
  10. MileHigh

    MileHigh Moderator Staff Member

    Re: BREAKING: Plane crash just outside Buffalo

    APNewsAlert,0076BUFFALO, N.Y. — State police: All 48 aboard dead in
    Continental Connection Flight 3407 crash near Buffalo.
     
    MileHigh, Feb 13, 2009
    #58
  11. BYH

    BYH Active Member

    Re: BREAKING: Plane crash just outside Buffalo

     
    BYH, Feb 13, 2009
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  12. Small Town Guy

    Small Town Guy Well-Known Member

    Re: BREAKING: Plane crash just outside Buffalo


    Like all those hospitals waiting for the injured to come in on 9-11, until they figured out there weren't going to be many.
     
    Small Town Guy, Feb 13, 2009
    #60
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