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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Investigators retrieved the aircraft’s cockpit voice recorder, which was buried under eight feet of debris.
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Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2025
And the plane’s black boxes — the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder — will be crucial in explaining what happened, helping shed light on the force and angle at which the plane landed.
—Vjosa Isai, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2025
The cause of the Medevac crash is not yet known, but the cockpit voice recorder was recovered and sent to the NTSB for investigation.
—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
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Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2025
And the plane’s black boxes — the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder — will be crucial in explaining what happened, helping shed light on the force and angle at which the plane landed.
—Vjosa Isai, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2025
The cause of the Medevac crash is not yet known, but the cockpit voice recorder was recovered and sent to the NTSB for investigation.
—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
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“Cockpit voice recorder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cockpit%20voice%20recorder. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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