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guitarnoir t1_itsaefq wrote on October 25, 2022 at 10:50 PM

Reply to comment by Akanan 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

> It's manually by the Pilot.

"Hey co-pilot, grab the 'Gonna Crash' checklist. What's it's say for Number 1?" "It says 'eject Flight Data Recorder' ". "Check".

Realistic-Astronaut7 t1_itse52i wrote on October 25, 2022 at 11:18 PM

My first thought as well. They've certainly got a lot more to worry about/ do if they're ever in a situation where they might need that.