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casualphilosopher1 t1_itrcebj wrote

Interesting how simple a black box's design really is. Plus underneath their protective shell many still use old magnetic tapes for recording data.

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meyerpw t1_itt45pm wrote

That is no longer true. Modern ones use solid state drives

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MASTER-FOOO1 t1_itttpay wrote

not all, air bus of emirates airline is still using the tapes and won't switch until 2028

Source: I'm an engineer who was maintaining and installing them before covid hit.

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