No, they record continuously like an old-fashioned loop tape recorder (I think at one time they WERE loop tape recorders), so whatever is older than X amount of hours is gone.
Reminds me of the old fashioned roll towels made of cloth in a rolling continuous dispenser for drying your hands in a public bathroom. I never hear calls to bring those back.
No, they record continuously like an old-fashioned loop tape recorder (I think at one time they WERE loop tape recorders), so whatever is older than X amount of hours is gone.
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They were tape loops. Changed a few of them.
Last time I worked on a plane was back in 1980. Should be MUCH better now.
People would be shocked at how old some of the aerospace tech is that we're using. Especially in the military!
We're talking about systems that take years, decades even, from the initial planning and design phase to fleet rollout. In between this time, the tech behind smaller subsystems and various components has changed so much and so quickly that the original parts are already obsolete from the first flight.