Taiwan media: The Taiwan military locked the signal of the black box of the crashed Phantom fighter and calibrated the position, but the weather conditions were poor and could not be salvaged
[Global Web Report] According to Taiwan's "Central News Agency", a Taiwanese Mirage 2000 fighter plane crashed off the coast of Taitung on the 14th. Taiwan's "Air Force Command" confirmed today (24th) that it has mastered the black box signal, but due to the recent maritime weather It is not good enough to be salvaged. It is currently determined that the body has not disintegrated, but it has moved with the ocean current.
According to the report, the Taiwanese Mirage 2000 fighter jet numbered 2017 was training off the coast of Taitung on March 14. It suffered a mechanical failure and pilot Huang Chongkai was rescued by parachuting.
Regarding the salvage part of the fuselage, Wang Zili, the head of Taiwan's "Air Force Command", said today that after the fighter plane crashed, the Air Force had mastered the signal sent by the black box on the fighter plane and calibrated the position. Salvage immediately.
Wang Zili said that he initially understood that the body and the black box were together and did not disintegrate. However, due to the strong ocean currents on the east coast, the body was moving, so it was necessary to seize the time to salvage the body to avoid the body falling into the trench, which would increase the difficulty of salvage.