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Magnetic tape or wire?

Lee — 3/21/2003 2:39:34 PM (archived)

Most flight recorders use a wire to record on.

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The whole thread (8 posts)

Shuttle data recorder discovered - REB - 3/20/2003 1:16:58 PM
- Official story - Delbert - 3/20/2003 4:47:32 PM
  - Doesn't look very well insulated... - Tom Brosz - 3/20/2003 5:28:06 PM
    - It may not use tape - Larry J - 3/21/2003 2:48:49 PM
      - It does use tape - Tom Brosz - 3/21/2003 4:12:53 PM
        
        Yeah, I saw that in a later news story - Larry J - 3/21/2003 6:26:31 PM
        
        Magnetic tape or wire? - Lee - 3/21/2003 2:39:34 PM
    - Re: Let's hope its intact - SM - 3/20/2003 4:18:07 PM

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