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Re:Ask HN: Why do airlines still use "black boxes" ? by noonespecial on Wednesday June 03, 2009 @05:49PM (#640502)
Strangely chutes on planes might be worth it, but maybe not like you think.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballistic_Recovery_Systems

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Re:Ask HN: Why do airlines still use "black boxes" ? by tdupree on Wednesday June 03, 2009 @05:59PM (#640537)
This is an intriguing idea, has anybody heard of any research done for this regarding passenger airplanes?
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Re:Ask HN: Why do airlines still use "black boxes" ? by Zak on Wednesday June 03, 2009 @06:17PM (#640571)
Based on the article, I'm guessing large passenger jets are some time off. BRS is currently working on systems for very small business jets.
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