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Old 02-02-2009, 11:43 AM
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Originally Posted by Fred View Post
Hi Esteban,
I think VLF underwater will be almost impossible to localise.They use ultrasound instead for the boxes.
Dye also will not work too well if the plane is deep , there is strong currents that will take it away, and something must bring it to the surface.
The most of times knows the approximative position of the plane, so the rescue team can locate ease the plane in the water (or submerged on it) via the radio emission.
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