In a message dated 5/10/2001 7:29:00 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
boogiewoogie12@hotmail.com writes:
> Doug's thought for the day:
>
> If the "blackbox" flight recorder is never damaged inna plane crash, why
> ain't the whole damn airplane made out of that stuff ? ......
>
Because the "black-box" is shielded in an extemely heavy metal box and
located in the most survivable part of the aircraft, the tail section.
If the passenger compartment were made that heavy the plane would
never get off the ground.........................Ardun Doug King
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