If the wreckage and black box from Malaysia MH370 were found today after being missing for more than 7 years, would the black box still be able tell what happened during the flight?

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If the wreckage and black box from Malaysia MH370 were found today after being missing for more than 7 years, would the black box still be able tell what happened during the flight?

Question #148640. Asked by BAMBOOMANIA.
Last updated Sep 08 2021.
Originally posted Sep 07 2021 8:17 AM.

elburcher

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elburcher

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If the both of the recorders were found intact, then yes, the information could be recovered. There two separate devices the FDR or Flight Data Recorder which records information from the aircraft and the CVR or Cockpit Voice Recorder which records radio conversation.

https://www.insider.com/how-black-boxes-work-in-airplane-crashes-2018-12#only-a-special-committee-is-allowed-to-listen-to-black-box-data-13

Sep 08 2021, 12:53 PM

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