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Old 03-08-2014, 11:10 AM
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Because the live video feed will be lost the moment the aircraft has an electrical failure or changes its orientation from straight and level. That type of bandwidth requires a strong connection to a satellite above. Most wide body Airbus and a few Boeing aircraft transmit vital data including failures in real time to the manufacturer. This was used in the cash investigation of Air France 447.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_France_Flight_447#Automated_messages
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