Crash mystery tests limits of technology
It weighs less than half a pound, is 4 inches long, and can potentially unlock the mystery of Flight 447.
French navy ships searching the Atlantic Ocean will dip a receiver into the water to pick up signals from the 4-inch “pinger” attached to the airplane’s “black box” recorders possibly resting on the ocean floor.
Source: http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2009-06-02-crashinside_N.htm
Brazil: More debris found from Air France jet
Searchers from three continents are focusing on a remote Atlantic Ocean stretch where Air France Flight 447 mysteriously went down in water thousands of feet deep, leaving debris scattered for miles and little hope of finding survivors.
A 23-foot chunk of plane and a 12-mile-long oil slick were found early Wednesday, Brazilian air force spokesman Col. Jorge Amaral said. Rescuers have still found no signs of life.
