CNN Anderson Cooper 360 March 12, 2014 00:10:00
Transsponder would stop working? >> it could. >> peter does that jibe with what you understood as well? >> theoretically it could. but the 777 has multiple redundancies for this kind of potential failure. as a last resort it has what's known as a ram jet generator. they can drop this generator. it deploys beneath the aircraft. and the forward speeds generate enough electricity to run their basic avionics and to run their trn their transponder transponder. it's very perplexing. >> i talked to an in many of former pilots all who believe something catastrophic and quick must have happened. if wha...