eli5 Why can’t black boxes in Aeroplanes update data to a cloud throughout a flight or after a crash has occured? why do we need to find the physical box?
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Black boxes are there to collect data when things go catastrophically wrong and is the way to DEFINITELY get data to ensure the industry can understand and learn how not to repeat the steps that lead to the accident. If the plane is alright enough to transmit information, it’s probably able to land safely and the crew can give a report about what happened. The black box is just a redundancy for the worst case scenario.
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