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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Recent Examples on the Web

Determining whether the plane was equipped with a cockpit voice recorder will also be essential. — Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2026

Chapman said the plane was originally equipped with a cockpit voice recorder that investigators hope to recover. — David Fischer, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026

The comments were made roughly one minute and 42 seconds before the cockpit voice recorder ended its recording. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026

Both the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder were recovered from the crash site, NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy had previously disclosed. — Anna McAllister, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2026

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