However, the two other black boxes - which record over a hundred flight parameters, including engine performance - did work.
Consumers not only enjoy less flight delays due to engine issues, but are safer as technicians have optimal insight into engine performance.
The telemetry used in civil aviation transmits data on engine performance and the behaviour of other systems back to base while the plane is in the air.
The FIA has also agreed to allow Formula One teams to equalise engine performance across the field for 2009, pending the introduction of cost-saving measures from 2010.
The airline itself is able to run more efficiently from the ability to monitor engine performance and proactively perform maintenance at times when the plane is not scheduled to carry passengers and cause delays.
In the case of Famo.us, the innovation has been to bypass the webkit render engine by writing a new, higher-performance engine.
More performance and efficiency in a smaller powerplant: the new twin-turbo V6 engine Increasing both performance and efficiency has long been a core Porsche philosophy.
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High-performance processor and graphics engine for snappy and smooth performance.
He gained fame in 1986 for coauthoring a paper pointing out that asset allocation, not stock picking, is the engine of portfolio performance.
The new EXPEED 2TM image-processing engine enhances camera performance and helps to ensure brilliant image quality while managing color, contrast, exposure, noise and speed for optimal results.
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Among the data stolen are operational details of the Space Shuttle including performance and engine data.
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Fuel economy may suffer as well, so it is worthwhile to monitor your engine's overall performance while testing the lower-octane fuel.
We've been working with Epic since the launch of the Kickstarter campaign to make the Oculus integration for Unreal Engine as high-performance as possible.
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Although GE currently makes engines for several U.S. fighters, the future of the high-performance military engine business is the F-35 joint strike fighter, which will replace most of the tactical aircraft in the joint fleet over the next 30 years.
But that's nothing compared with the performance of search engine Baidu.com (375, BIDU) , known as the Chinese Google.
"Biobutanol is higher performance in the engine, and that will translate into higher miles to the gallon, " said DuPont Chief Executive Charles Holliday .
"Biobutanol is higher performance in the engine, and that will translate into higher miles to the gallon, " said DuPont (nyse: DD - news - people ) Chief Executive Charles Holliday .
The engine will be based on the Porsche RS Spyder racing engine that demonstrated its impressive performance and efficiency through multiple Michelin Green X Challenge victories in the American Le Mans Series, the Le Mans Series and the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
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The leak has given us the first glimpse at the Lumix GF6's full spec list, which include the same 16-megapixel sensor as the GX1, a new Venus engine to assist with imaging performance, an electrostatic touchscreen and (in a first for ILCs) built-in NFC .
Supported by the latest Super Resolution technology, this engine offers outstanding image-processing performance to produce clear, high-quality images with well-defined details.
Supported by the latest Super Resolution technology, the X-5's imaging engine offers outstanding image-processing performance to produce clear, high-quality images with well-defined details.
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Kindle Fire HD solves this by combining dual stereo speakers with the exclusive Dolby Digital Plus audio engine-the standard in high performance audio-to offer a world-class audio experience.
The powerful 1GHz Cortex A8 processor with a dedicated graphics engine provides fast response times and enhanced performance for playing video games, or watching movies and videos.
What that means is that you don't have to wind the engine out to eight grand to extract maximum performance.
The eight-speed gets better fuel economy and performance because its gearing allows the engine to work less at highway speeds.
And in June, Lexus will introduce a hybrid V-8 version, the LS 600h L--that will provide the performance of a V-12 engine, but offer better fuel economy and cleaner emissions.
Mercedes also recently added a feature on some of its high-performance AMG models that shuts down the engine during temporary stops.
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Granted, this tech demo is not interactive, but it was created using performance capture and a brand new game engine designed by Cage.
"Trinigy remains committed to supporting the game development industry with top-notch game engine technology that combines efficiency, creative freedom and performance, " said Dag Frommhold, managing director at Trinigy.
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The 55ZL2's glasses-free 3D application is powered by Toshiba's high-performance multi-processor platform CEVO-ENGINE which also allows for many more innovative applications including PERSONAL-TV, enabling the consumer to personalise TV settings, and SMART-TV applications such as USB recording and access to Toshiba Places.
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