I think he read the diagram wrong, it states that there are " Cockpit microphones which record 2 hours of pilots voices, engine noise and other sounds" The mic are there but the actual recording storage is in the tail section
Posted on 06/27/2009 9:29:33 AM PDT by luckybogey
The Brazilian Navy and Air Force have announced the termination of the SAR mission for Air France Flight 447. All hope for solving the mystery of Flight 447 now rests on finding the “black boxes”. Very few noticed the Le Figaro article late Thursday night which stated:
According to several sources contacted Thursday, French forces have captured a signal, “they revolve around the past few days to locate it,” said a military source.
“The question now is rather whether the issuer is still attached to the black box view of the circumstances of the accident,” says a close source.
As noted on June 23rd , (Flight 447 Search For Black Boxes: French Sub Hears “Faint’ Signal), Le Monde reported that French ships had picked up a signal from the black boxes and the submersible was in the water. Common sense says that if the submersible was lowered, the Navy had obviously detected a ping. However, immediately the French Government and their Press Office (BEA) said this was not true. Who do we believe?
Several newspapers and aviation bulletin boards continue to say that both “black boxes” are in the tail section. As posted back on Jun 6, (Bureau d’Enquêtes et d’Disinformation), per the Los Angeles Times, I’m not sure if this is totally accurate according to the below diagram since there are additional recordings in the cockpit section...
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Not completely sure what this means.
I had read the report that a signal was being picked up, but I believe that was a few days ago. If it was legit, they should have been able to zero in on it unless it is drifting....a distinct possibility.
Those black boxes have ‘pingers’ on them ... they should be sending out a signal ... either under water or buried in the woods somewhere ....
I think he read the diagram wrong, it states that there are " Cockpit microphones which record 2 hours of pilots voices, engine noise and other sounds" The mic are there but the actual recording storage is in the tail section
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