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Lets say the plane is under water. With current radar and sonar technologies, we didn't find the plane yet. What if the paint coating or some other part contain
by rubberstamp 11y ago
Lets say the plane is under water. With current radar and sonar technologies, we didn't find the plane yet. What if the paint coating or some other part contained markers which could be more readily tracked.
An example would be a floating accelerometer/gyroscope/barometer combination found on almost all phones for instance. If plane crashes, the markers will float and its path can be reverse plotted based on stored sensor data, which we will get when we find one floating around. It doesn't need to have internet connectivity.
- DanBC 11y ago> What if the paint coating [...] contained markers which could be more readily tracked. The ocean provides huge amounts of dilution.
- tremon 11y agoHow do you propose to put something inside a plane and guarantee it will float after impact with water? Conversely, how do you mount something outside of a plane and guarantee that it will stick there through rain/snow, but still dislodge after a water landing?
- rubberstamp 11y agoWe(as in humans) have engineered a lot of things. I am sure this can be engineered too, if someone in the industry tries.
- antimatter 11y agoPerhaps the device can eject itself if it senses an inevitable crash given sensor data.