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How much would it cost to create a data recorder with a built-in battery? Like a mini UPS that would power the recorder for one hour, if external power failed.
by marze 2y ago
How much would it cost to create a data recorder with a built-in battery? Like a mini UPS that would power the recorder for one hour, if external power failed.
The antiquated technology in jets is mind boggling.
- Taniwha 2y agoremember they turn them off when they're not being used, a 1 hour battery would go flat every day
- Over2Chars 2y agoa nuclear battery would last a few years.
- f1shy 2y agoHopefully the radiation does not clear the memory…
- hulitu 2y agoWe have software for that. /s
- baby_souffle 2y agoAnd finding the black boxes at a horrific crash would be easier. Just go in the direction that your Geiger counter makes the most clicks.
- anshumankmr 2y agoKeep recharging the battery on the plane,, switch to battery when there is a loss of power.
- DoctorOetker 2y agoaren't most passenger planes in near continuous use, unless scheduled for repair or sold?
- magic_smoke_ee 2y agoDefine "continuous use". The ones used daily sit around about half the time in major airports' temporary parking areas away from the ramp.
- f1shy 2y agoThe problem is old, new planes don’t have that problem. The the technology is antiquated because the planes are antiquated, because they are (or were) built with good quality and lasted long. Appart from that, how much could it cost? Well, the battery maybe a couple hundred US pesos, but the whole test, verification and validation until approval, plus changing all planes? You have to ask Catl Sagan. Last but not least: I think the key to understanding the accident will still be there (they shut down the wrong engine, for example) if that is the case, even with this little problem, the boxes dis their work… so, no need for new things.
- kylehotchkiss 2y agoI for one would like a few hundred US pesos
- skirge 2y agobattery can explode and you have two problems
- brian-armstrong 2y agoIf a battery is infeasible, perhaps a hand crank could be added for power? In such cases where power was lost, one of the crew could be instructed to provide continuous crank power to the black box.
- kylehotchkiss 2y agoYeah; just spin this thing so your surviving family members can know the exact sequence of your demise. That seems maybe a little contrary to survival instinct. Isn’t the first rule of aviation to fly the plane first; last; and always? If you have the ram air generator lowered and the airspeed; you have controls to glide (see gimly glider)