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

Reportedly, the issue was solved with the use of a Beidou satellite locator beacon and a flight data recorder. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026

In response to a public records request, the National Transportation Safety Board released a report recently on what the Boeing 737-800's flight data recorder revealed. — ABC News, 7 May 2026

The National Transportation Safety Board is sending an investigator to Newark and will analyze the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder as part of their investigation, the agency announced. — Sarah Dewberry, CNN Money, 4 May 2026

In no small part that is because the cockpit voice recorder and the flight data recorder — often called the black boxes — failed to preserve some critical data, including the final discussions of the pilots. — James Glanz, New York Times, 1 May 2026

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