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Subject:	Re: Black Boxes
Newsgroups:	lugnet.general
Date:	Sat, 15 Sep 2001 00:32:40 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Ian Warfield writes: > They've found the flight data recorder from the crash in Pennsylvania, and > both the flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder from the crash at > the Pentagon. > > http://www.cnn.com/2001/US/09/13/penn.attack/ > http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,34360,00.html > > > I found out that the black boxes all have a separate locator beacon for > underwater crashes. A sensor is activated upon exposure to water: > > http://www.howstuffworks.com/black-box5.htm > > It rained last night in NYC, plus there's been a lot of water sprayed all > over the wreckage to put out the fires. Might this have activated the > underwater beacon? They may not necessarily be listening for it, because > these crashes occurred on land. Unfortunately, it looks like the voice recorder was damaged in the crash: http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20010914/ts/attack_pentagon_boxes_dc_2.html ROSCO

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		Black Boxes
They've found the flight data recorder from the crash in Pennsylvania, and both the flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder from the crash at the Pentagon. (URL) found out that the black boxes all have a separate locator beacon for (...) (23 years ago, 14-Sep-01, to lugnet.general)

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