so this missing plane thing

[Whiskey 7]

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122 objects spotted in search for MH370 debris

New satellite images have revealed 122 objects in the southern Indian Ocean that could be debris from Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, Malaysia's acting transport minister has announced.

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[Eraser]

I'm wondering, why is this black box not equipped to float on water and broadcast its location to a sattelite (hell, why isn't black box data streamed to a remote storage in real time?

the black box should be enclosed in a nuclear flask (smaller version) like they tested in 1984

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Wow, they should do "research" like that more often.

[seremtan]

the black box should be enclosed in a nuclear flask (smaller version) like they tested in 1984

yes, because every plane needs more weight

[SoM]

i said smaller version u twit, and at least it floats

[Captain]

New from Apple, the iFlask. Buoyant and fashionable nuclear detonation protection that fits in your pocket, as long as your pocket is the size of a cargo train container.

[Whiskey 7]

Malaysia Airlines MH370: Thai satellite finds 300 floating objects in search for missing plane

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[scared?]

Just shipping containers obviously...

[vileliquid1026]

I'm wondering, why is this black box not equipped to float on water and broadcast its location to a sattelite (hell, why isn't black box data streamed to a remote storage in real time?

I've wondered this also. Would it really be that expensive to have the data streamed?

[mrd]

I'm wondering, why is this black box not equipped to float on water and broadcast its location to a sattelite (hell, why isn't black box data streamed to a remote storage in real time?

I've wondered this also. Would it really be that expensive to have the data streamed?

Yes, it would. It's the same reason why the Rolls-Royce engines have options for live streaming data or merely periodic "ping" packets to say "yeah, I'm still on, fuck off"

[Whiskey 7]

Just shipping containers obviously...

JAFT?

[Ryoki]

Yes, it would. It's the same reason why the Rolls-Royce engines have options for live streaming data or merely periodic "ping" packets to say "yeah, I'm still on, fuck off"

So what exactly would make it so expensive then? If everyone can have a smartphone that checks in with the interweb every 10 seconds why can't planes have something similar?

[losCHUNK]

Satellite phones are expensive

[Eraser]

Yet they're rolling out WiFi Internet on planes these days

[Whiskey 7]

Malaysia Airlines MH370: Australian, NZ aircraft spot multiple objects in new search area.

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[mrd]

Yes, it would. It's the same reason why the Rolls-Royce engines have options for live streaming data or merely periodic "ping" packets to say "yeah, I'm still on, fuck off"

So what exactly would make it so expensive then? If everyone can have a smartphone that checks in with the interweb every 10 seconds why can't planes have something similar?

Most likely has to do with the fact that phone companies' entire mantra is communications, thus they can buy bulk satellite bandwidth (and/or they own their own satellite networks) and get price cuts. Rolls-Royce is not primarily in the business of communications and any satellite links they buy and pass on to their customers are probably at a much higher price-point. It's not really an issue of technical feasibility. Sure, every plane on the planet could be sending streaming data 24/7 back to air-control and back to the engine manufacturer in theory, and they probably should in all honesty. But money talks, not safety. Imagine how many sensors are on a even a single airplane... if you were to have a real-time stream or even a once a minute packet of all that data from every plane on the planet, that's a pretty massive shit ton of data, most of which is totally redundant because, 99.9% of the time, planes have zero issues.

[Whiskey 7]

There are lots commercial passenger planes in the sky at any one time obviously so have you seen this site?
Worth a look

http://www.flightradar24.com

[Transient]

Oh shit, that's a lot of fucking planes.

[SoM]

looks like an ant hill (plane)

[Whiskey 7]

Oh shit, that's a lot of fucking planes.

Interesting too. Click on a plane icon and see some detail and flight path (so far completed).



or whole flight path... bigger picture

[Whiskey 7]

Don't know about where you live, but this item of news is now rarely mentioned

Only days left if we're lucky on the black box batteries.
Fingers crossed.

Search teams have begun using towed pinger locators to hunt for the black box of missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370.
Two ships with the locator capabilities will search a 240km (150 mile) underwater path, in the hope of recovering the plane's data recorder.

Up to 14 planes and nine ships will also search for MH370 on Friday.

It disappeared on 8 March en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. It was carrying 239 people.

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[scared?]

Plane is in Pakistan loaded with nukes.... About to take off for Sydney... Lol poor ppl dead...

[Whiskey 7]

I did say"Don't know about where you live, but this item of news is now rarely mentioned "

Item appeared on page 27, yes page 27 of today's newspaper

[obsidian]

It took 2 years to find that Air France plane, don't know why everyone expects the plane to be found immediately, it could take a while.

[PrMink]

less than 1 week to find debris & dead bodies. 2 years to find the black box.