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Comment Re:Black box data streaming (Score 1) 503

My guess is cost. Sending data via satellite is very expensive, and there's a lot of data recorded. As for ground stations, I'm not aware of any plane-to-ground data communications currently in use (other than radio for voice) so that would need a completely new infrastructure built.

The last jet that didappeared had the engines sending data to the satellites continously

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