flight data recorder
noun
: a device on an aircraft that records information (such as airspeed and altitude) about a flight
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Black boxes containing the flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder from both aircraft have been recovered.
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Andy Rose, CNN, 5 Feb. 2025
Synchronization work for the Black Hawk flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder is ongoing.
—Alexandra Koch, Fox News, 4 Feb. 2025
National Transportation Safety Board investigators recovered the cockpit voice recorder and the flight data recorder from the Bombardier CRJ700 airplane, agency spokesperson Peter Knudson said.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 31 Jan. 2025
There are actually two of these remarkably sturdy devices: the cockpit voice recorder and the flight data recorder.
—Ben Finley, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
The damaged flight data recorder was taken to the United States for analysis in cooperation with the U.S. safety regulator, the ministry has said.
—Reuters, NBC News, 11 Jan. 2025
South Korea's Transport Ministry said on Saturday that the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) and flight data recorder (FDR) from the Boeing 737-800 had stopped working four minutes before the crash.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 11 Jan. 2025
The damaged flight data recorder had been deemed unrecoverable for data extraction by South Korean authorities, who sent it to the United States for analysis at the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board laboratory.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune Asia, 11 Jan. 2025
The aircraft’s flight data recorder, which sustained some damage, is being taken to the United States for analysis in cooperation with the NTSB.
—Reuters, NBC News, 2 Jan. 2025
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Andy Rose, CNN, 5 Feb. 2025
Synchronization work for the Black Hawk flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder is ongoing.
—Alexandra Koch, Fox News, 4 Feb. 2025
National Transportation Safety Board investigators recovered the cockpit voice recorder and the flight data recorder from the Bombardier CRJ700 airplane, agency spokesperson Peter Knudson said.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 31 Jan. 2025
There are actually two of these remarkably sturdy devices: the cockpit voice recorder and the flight data recorder.
—Ben Finley, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
The damaged flight data recorder was taken to the United States for analysis in cooperation with the U.S. safety regulator, the ministry has said.
—Reuters, NBC News, 11 Jan. 2025
South Korea's Transport Ministry said on Saturday that the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) and flight data recorder (FDR) from the Boeing 737-800 had stopped working four minutes before the crash.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 11 Jan. 2025
The damaged flight data recorder had been deemed unrecoverable for data extraction by South Korean authorities, who sent it to the United States for analysis at the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board laboratory.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune Asia, 11 Jan. 2025
The aircraft’s flight data recorder, which sustained some damage, is being taken to the United States for analysis in cooperation with the NTSB.
—Reuters, NBC News, 2 Jan. 2025
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