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wmantly t1_itqtze0 wrote on October 25, 2022 at 5:06 PM

Reply to comment by [deleted] in TIL that flight recorders must be able to withstand an acceleration of 3400 g for 6.5 milliseconds and that this is roughly equivalent to an impact velocity of 270 knots (310 mph; 500 km/h). by IchBinKoloss

That's what I'm saying, 310mph seems way too little.

Brandon432 t1_itqvsci wrote on October 25, 2022 at 5:17 PM

There is almost no chance the flight recorder comes to an instantaneous stop. The plane is going to crumble, so is the ground.