Why does it take half a year to decode an airplane’s black box?

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In light of the recent plane crash in Pakistan, reports suggest that it will take 6-7 months to decode the black box.
The company that made the black box surely knows how to decrypt their encryption, so why would it take so long?
Also, assuming the encyrption is super-complicated, what sensitive data would warrant such encryption? Is it just voice recordings, or something more?

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Anonymous 0 Comments

Decodeing the flight data recorder and the cockpit voice recorder dont ussually take very long.

BUT. An accident investigation is a VERY detailed investigation that involves more than just the data recorded by the aircraft. Investigators dont usually reveal the results of any part of the investigation until ALL parts of the investgation and its reviews are complete.

This may take many months.

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