To reiterate, the black box is not indestructible. Even if the plane was made out of black box material and it somehow got off the ground (it would be so heavy and expensive to build), during a crash the airframe might survive, but the occupants inside most likely will not. There will be so much force exerted on the passengers inside (much more than a human can tolerate). Think of dropping an egg carton. Most likely the carton itself will be okay, but the eggs inside will not. Same idea.
More than likely an aircraft built using the same materials as a black box would then be much too heavy to fly. And the construction costs would probably skyrocket! And if one could fly and it crashed, it would still be destroyed in that crash.
Black boxes are not indestructible. I believe they are stored in the tail section of a aircraft, the section most likely to "survive" a crash. Most of the destructive forces are absorbed by the aircraft's structure.
Actually, there are several reported incidents of flight recorders being damaged and even destroyed, As the boxes are generally encased in high impact resin, they can take alot of abuse, but a structure as large as a plane would push the limits of such a hard, but brittle substance.
regardless of standard perception, the flight recorder is often broken in a crash...only not destroyed. that's not achieveable to construct a airplane out of the comparable textile through fee and the load. to boot, with the intensity of airplane crashes, a airplane built of the comparable textile could nonetheless adventure extensive harm.
Ok, seriously? Because it would be prohibitively expensive and logistically impossible (do you want to sit inside a sealed box with no windows, for example?). Besides which, flight recorders can indeed be damaged -- they're strong but not invincible.
The black box is made of titanium, a very strong , heavy and rare element. The only reason its not used in "normal" aircraft is because they use some light and strong which is carbon fiber. And a aircraft one uses carbon fiber only for the supports, because its kinda expensive.(even though it is easy to make in labs). the rest of the aircraft is made of steal plates with a steal grid surrounding the body of the aircraft. its used for stopping cracks from growing bigger.
even if the plane was made out of it, well the law of diminishing returns would kick in since the plane is bigger, also it's not the fall that kills you it's the stop (gforces)
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To reiterate, the black box is not indestructible. Even if the plane was made out of black box material and it somehow got off the ground (it would be so heavy and expensive to build), during a crash the airframe might survive, but the occupants inside most likely will not. There will be so much force exerted on the passengers inside (much more than a human can tolerate). Think of dropping an egg carton. Most likely the carton itself will be okay, but the eggs inside will not. Same idea.
Facts:
1) One of the most asked questions in Y!A Aircraft section
2) The word "never" is out of place.
3) The "blackbox" is a misunderstood device, almost aways its capabilities are exaggerated and believed.
4) Many ball bearings are left undamaged after a plane crash.
Try answering "If the safe deposit locker in a bank is unbreakable, why isnt the whole bank made of that stuff?"
More than likely an aircraft built using the same materials as a black box would then be much too heavy to fly. And the construction costs would probably skyrocket! And if one could fly and it crashed, it would still be destroyed in that crash.
Black boxes are not indestructible. I believe they are stored in the tail section of a aircraft, the section most likely to "survive" a crash. Most of the destructive forces are absorbed by the aircraft's structure.
Actually, there are several reported incidents of flight recorders being damaged and even destroyed, As the boxes are generally encased in high impact resin, they can take alot of abuse, but a structure as large as a plane would push the limits of such a hard, but brittle substance.
regardless of standard perception, the flight recorder is often broken in a crash...only not destroyed. that's not achieveable to construct a airplane out of the comparable textile through fee and the load. to boot, with the intensity of airplane crashes, a airplane built of the comparable textile could nonetheless adventure extensive harm.
Haha. That's an old one.
Ok, seriously? Because it would be prohibitively expensive and logistically impossible (do you want to sit inside a sealed box with no windows, for example?). Besides which, flight recorders can indeed be damaged -- they're strong but not invincible.
What would be the point? You like the idea of the plane crashing and having an intact airframe filled with dead people?!
Since George Carlin first posed that question about 35 years ago it has become a trite old and tired. It was funny the first time I heard it in 1975.
The black box is made of titanium, a very strong , heavy and rare element. The only reason its not used in "normal" aircraft is because they use some light and strong which is carbon fiber. And a aircraft one uses carbon fiber only for the supports, because its kinda expensive.(even though it is easy to make in labs). the rest of the aircraft is made of steal plates with a steal grid surrounding the body of the aircraft. its used for stopping cracks from growing bigger.
even if the plane was made out of it, well the law of diminishing returns would kick in since the plane is bigger, also it's not the fall that kills you it's the stop (gforces)