flight data recorder

noun

: a device on an aircraft that records information (such as airspeed and altitude) about a flight

Examples of flight data recorder in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Shin said that the flight data recorder showed the plane still traveling at 158 knots 30 seconds before the crash. — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 9 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

Homendy said the agency has recovered the flight data recorder and the cockpit recorder, and the teams are investigating various factors, including crew flight experience and weather conditions. — Brittney Melton, NPR, 8 Sep. 2026

Homendy said investigators have recovered both the flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder from the aircraft and are in the process of evaluating them. — David Chiu, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for flight data recorder

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