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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Also, the cockpit voice recorder transcriptions for both aircraft are ongoing, the NTSB says.
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Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
Related article Bodies of all victims have been recovered from river where jet collided with Black Hawk
Black boxes containing the flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder from both aircraft have been recovered.
—Andy Rose, CNN, 5 Feb. 2025
Live 00:00 02:30 02:30 Recovery teams lift engine, other parts of American Airlines jet that crashed
02:30
A cockpit voice recorder and the flight data recorder were recovered from the plane, and the black boxes are at a lab for evaluation, the NTSB said last week.
—Doha Madani, NBC News, 5 Feb. 2025
Black boxes containing the flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder from both aircraft have been recovered.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2025
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Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
Related article Bodies of all victims have been recovered from river where jet collided with Black Hawk
Black boxes containing the flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder from both aircraft have been recovered.
—Andy Rose, CNN, 5 Feb. 2025
Live 00:00 02:30 02:30 Recovery teams lift engine, other parts of American Airlines jet that crashed
02:30
A cockpit voice recorder and the flight data recorder were recovered from the plane, and the black boxes are at a lab for evaluation, the NTSB said last week.
—Doha Madani, NBC News, 5 Feb. 2025
Black boxes containing the flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder from both aircraft have been recovered.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 5 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 16 Feb. 2025.
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