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Old 06-02-2009, 01:53 PM   #4
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Re: Air France Jet Disappears on Flight From Brazil to Paris

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Originally Posted by firstdown View Post
With all the tracking devises now days it really surprises me they dont have a better idea of where the plane went down. I mean on my boat I have two devises to transmit and emergency signal giving my location. One is mounted on the boat (usless when the boat sinks) the other is hand held devise that floats.
Apparently the black box on the plane transmits an electronic signal for a limited time when in water.

I do agree, however, that it is surprising we don't know what happened. It's kinda scary too.
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