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iPods to be Used as Flight Data Recorders

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the cockpit-white-boxes dept.

udamahan writes "Flight Global reports small aircraft manufacturer LoPresti is introducing a system that uses an iPod as a flight data recorder. The company states that they chose the iPod for its size, low power requirements, and the 'thousands of developers passionate about writing applications for the iPod.' The article notes that data recorders are typically used for maintenance, flight/safety analysis, or, assuming proper protection, crash investigation."

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  1. Shocking... by arlo5724 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Hmmm, not so sure if I like the sounds of this. I broke an iPod by dropping it about 4 feet, I can only imagine how one will fare after plummeting 30,000...

    1. Re:Shocking... by Konster · · Score: 5, Funny

      Just throw it out of the plane before it crashes, no need to worry about fire then.

  2. In other news... by MrNaz · · Score: 5, Funny

    A commercial airliner has crashed killing all 182 passengers on board as well as 8 flight crew. Investigators have recovered 191 flight recorders.

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    I hate printers.
  3. A whole new meaning... by iliketrash · · Score: 5, Funny

    This brings a whole new meaning to a "disk crash."

  4. Worse still by MountainMan101 · · Score: 5, Funny

    After an accident there will be many people who need to investigate the flight data. How problematic is it going to be that they will only be able to put the data on five computers?

  5. I can see the headlines now... by Hanners1979 · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Despite recovering the flight data recorder from the wreckage, the caush of the crash is yet to be established. It has been confirmed however that the pilot was a big Pink Floyd fan"