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Why starlink? Planes typically use Inmarsat which provides better coverage. Various aircraft data are already uploaded in flight ("stream" would be an exagger
by gumby 3y ago
Why starlink? Planes typically use Inmarsat which provides better coverage.
Various aircraft data are already uploaded in flight ("stream" would be an exaggeration though) as you can see from the MH370 example you cited. The data uploaded are increasing as companies like Rolls-Royce become more of a data company.
The black boxes are pretty robust (assuming you can find them!) and uploading the voice data is probably not worth the cost.
- dylan604 3y ago> Planes typically use Inmarsat which provides better coverage. Ask the families of MH370 how well Inmarsat works.
- hef19898 3y agoIf the pilot can disconnect Inmarsat, he can disconnect Starlink. He might even be able to disconnect Twitter and in-flight entertainment.
- belltaco 3y agoBut we would have the communications and real time location till the disconnect happened. In case of MH370 and Alaska 737 those are lost. That would give us clues as to what happened.
- cccbbbaaa 3y agoWe know where MH370 disappeared thanks to ADS-B, and after it was disconnected, it was still seen by primary radars.
- belltaco 3y agoOkay and where are the pilot comms till it was disconnected?
- cccbbbaaa 3y agoNo need to be confrontational, I'm not opposed to FDR/CVR streaming. I just dislike solutions to problems that have already been solved, and we were just pointing out that starlink does not bring anything to the table vs. ADS-B, radars, and inmarsat.