cockpit voice recorder
noun
: a device that records the voices of the pilots and crew in the cockpit of an airplane
If an airplane crashes, its cockpit voice recorder can be used to help find out what caused it to crash.
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The cause of the Medevac crash is not yet known, but the cockpit voice recorder was recovered and sent to the NTSB for investigation.
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Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 11 Feb. 2025
The plane’s cockpit voice recorder was located at the site of initial impact, along with the airplane’s enhanced ground proximity warning system, which could also contain flight data.
—Rebekah Riess, CNN, 6 Feb. 2025
Investigators trying determine why an air ambulance plummeted into a neighborhood here last week were working with valuable tools Monday after announcing the cockpit voice recorder had been recovered from the site of the deadly crash.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 3 Feb. 2025
The board said in a statement Sunday said the aircraft's cockpit voice recorder was found 8 feet deep at the site of impact.
—Rebecca Cohen, NBC News, 3 Feb. 2025
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Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 11 Feb. 2025
The plane’s cockpit voice recorder was located at the site of initial impact, along with the airplane’s enhanced ground proximity warning system, which could also contain flight data.
—Rebekah Riess, CNN, 6 Feb. 2025
Investigators trying determine why an air ambulance plummeted into a neighborhood here last week were working with valuable tools Monday after announcing the cockpit voice recorder had been recovered from the site of the deadly crash.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 3 Feb. 2025
The board said in a statement Sunday said the aircraft's cockpit voice recorder was found 8 feet deep at the site of impact.
—Rebecca Cohen, NBC News, 3 Feb. 2025
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“Cockpit voice recorder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cockpit%20voice%20recorder. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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