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Angleae

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7. Actually they don't have internal batteries.

Sat Jan 11, 2025, 04:27 PM

Jan 11

They're powered solely by the main aircraft busses. There is an external battery inside the pinger but it isn't actually attached to anything else electrically.

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Black boxes from South Korea plane crash failed to record final 4 minutes: Officials [View all] BumRushDaShow Jan 11 OP

Just how in the hell does this happen? Codifer Jan 11 #1

S. Korean's probably deleted last 4 minutes then sent to NTSB afterwards. Whoops. spudspud Jan 11 #21

Not possible... regnaD kciN Jan 11 #28

It's happened more than once EX500rider Jan 12 #30

Are you saying there is no possible way to have removed the data then damaged it so the NTSB could repair it afterwards spudspud Jan 12 #31

And why would the South Korean Transportation Ministry do that? EX500rider Jan 12 #36

How it could have happened? Scully Jan 11 #22

This is an interesting analysis wackadoo wabbit Jan 11 #23

Yeah I lean towards pilot error/bad CRM EX500rider Jan 11 #27

And on top of that blowing the teardrop back to the field, ending up way long & fast EX500rider Jan 12 #37

Something Bad Happened on this Plane Oneear Jan 11 #2

Not buying it. Irish_Dem Jan 11 #3

And they DID "withstand" it... regnaD kciN Jan 11 #29

Do you think there's a cover up? PJMcK Jan 12 #33

Any time a malfunction results in someone making a huge amount of money Irish_Dem Jan 12 #34

But neither the airport nor the airline would have had control of the boxes EX500rider Jan 12 #35

Yeah, that's the ticket! Prairie Gates Jan 11 #4

It's sometimes months before the boxes are found dickthegrouch Jan 11 #5

Don't think any of this is going to be a Boeing issue EX500rider Jan 11 #13

I was curious. Igel Jan 11 #17

It has to have an internal battery failsafe. I see TWO investigations. Festivito Jan 11 #6

Actually they don't have internal batteries. Angleae Jan 11 #7

Me thinks something stinks in this story. I guess the engineers that designed flashman13 Jan 11 #8

If an aircraft experiences a total power failure VMA131Marine Jan 11 #10

If all that you have is the battery that last thing you want to do is try and start the APU. Angleae Jan 11 #11

From what i have read the black boxes are not on the short list of the things the batteries power EX500rider Jan 12 #38

Boeing again.... yardwork Jan 11 #9

Don't think it will be a manufacturer issue in this case, more like pilot error EX500rider Jan 11 #14

Battery backup was a option for the data recorders before 2010 EX500rider Jan 11 #12

Shrapnel damage is obvious. BidenRocks Jan 11 #15

Wrong crash. Igel Jan 11 #18

Oops! BidenRocks Jan 11 #19

My understanding is that after the initial go around mn9driver Jan 11 #16

No, this whole thing happened in minutes EX500rider Jan 11 #24

Is there any way they could have been jammed orangecrush Jan 11 #20

Power loss by losing both gens, see my post#12 EX500rider Jan 11 #25

HelloooooOOOOOOOO ConspiracyLand!!!!! We've got a banger for you today! RockRaven Jan 11 #26

Don't tell me you think MAGA will find a way to put this on Biden?!?! OrwellwasRight Jan 12 #32