March 28, 2024
The second black box of the plane that crashed in China has been found |  World

The second black box of the plane that crashed in China has been found | World

Chinese authorities confirmed on Sunday (27) that rescuers had found the second black box of the China Eastern Airlines plane. On Monday (21) crashed, killing 132 people. This information comes from Chinese state television CGTN and Reuters.

The device found is the aircraft data recorder. The other black box – cockpit voice recorder – Found on Wednesday (23) And sent to Beijing for examination by experts. Equipment recovery will assist in the investigation of the accident.

Rescuers have found one of the black boxes of a plane that crashed in southern China

Rescuers have found one of the black boxes of a plane that crashed in southern China

What are black boxes?

It may come as a surprise, but black boxes aren’t really black. They are painted orange, a color that can be seen from a distance (this is to make searching easier).

Mandatory equipment on aircraft, invented by Australian David Warren in 1950, according to a report by Reuters.

Its main function is not to assign blame for accidents, but to help identify causes and help prevent them.

Flight MU5735 left the southwestern city of Kunming for Guangzhou on the coast when a Boeing 737-800 slumped from altitude as it was supposed to begin its descent to its destination. The crash, which took an unusual and mysterious path, continues to interest experts.

Human remains and personal belongings of 132 people on board were found, but they did not survive, and the wreckage of the accident was scattered over a wide area of ​​densely forested cliffs in China’s Guangxi region.

It was China’s first major air disaster in 12 years, and while the cause of the accident remains unknown, it has prompted the government to step up safety checks in aviation and other sectors.

Wreckage of a plane that crashed in the mountainous region of Guangxi, southern China, on Monday (21). Photo: Zhou Hua / Xinhua via AP

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