Germanwings A320 crash: the state of the second black box “leaves … – RTL.fr

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The black box arrived in Paris for analysis immediately after the crash of the A320 Germanwings (illustration).

with Marion Dubreuil, With AFP posted on 02/04/2015 at 15:44 updated on 04/02/2015 at 18:57

The second black box of the Airbus A320 that crashed last March 24 in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, was found on Thursday, April 2 and “general condition lets hope the possibility of exploitation” ., according to the prosecutor of Marseilles

It has “500 saved settings,” the prosecutor of Marseilles: “The aircraft speed, altitude, engine speed, the action of the pilot on the controls and different driving mode, “he said. “She will be conducted this evening at Roissy to be subject to BEA experts,” added Brice Robin.

The prosecutor of Marseilles wishes to clarify that the second black box (DFDR Digital Flight Data Recorder) has being found by investigators at the crash site. “” This box of the same color as the rock was on the left side of a ravine several times already explored but it was completely buried, “said the prosecutor of Marseilles Thursday night at a press conference

The first black box had been found the day of the crash. His analysis revealed that the co-pilot was alone in the cockpit at the time of the tragedy. He is suspected of precipitating the collapse of the voluntary system, killing 150 people. The co-pilot of the A320 Germanwings has, by its action, “intentionally allowed the aircraft fall”, said on 26 March on Prosecutor Robin, at a press conference in Marseille-Provence airport in Marignane.

The flight data recorder

A commercial airplane statutorily has two black boxes, called FDR (Flight Data Recorder) and CVR (Cockpit Voice Recorder). The FDR recorded second by second all the settings on a 25 hour flight (speed, altitude, trajectory, etc.). The CVR flight recorder “sound” canned conversation, but all the sounds and announcements heard in the cockpit. Extensive acoustic analysis even possible to know the engine speed.

A week after the tragedy, Tuesday, March 31, the police had indicated that there was no body in the crash zone and the evacuation of these was so complete.

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