flight data recorder
noun
: a device on an aircraft that records information (such as airspeed and altitude) about a flight
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The airplane was not equipped with a flight data recorder.
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Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 19 June 2025
Professor Paul Fromme at the U.K.-based Institution of Mechanical Engineers said in a statement that the flight data recorder has the information on engine and control settings, apart from the voice record of any cockpit conversations.
—Shonal Ganguly, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2025
The plane likely has a flight data recorder and possibly a cockpit voice recorder, but neither one has been recovered yet, according to Simpson.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 22 May 2025
Black boxes that contain the cockpit voice recorder and the flight data recorder were recovered in mid-June.
—Amala Balakrishner, CNBC, 3 July 2025
What To Know Analysis of both the cockpit voice recorder and the flight data recorder is currently underway, Mohol said.
—Chloe Mayer, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025
Both black boxes, the plane’s cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder, are now being analyzed for valuable clues that could help determine the cause.
—Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 19 June 2025
The aircraft was not equipped with a flight data recorder, also known as a black box, which records vital data that can be used in an investigation.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2025
The National Transportation Safety Board said investigators recovered the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder from the Bombardier CRJ700 airplane and will analyze the black boxes for critical information about the moments leading up to the crash.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
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Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 19 June 2025
Professor Paul Fromme at the U.K.-based Institution of Mechanical Engineers said in a statement that the flight data recorder has the information on engine and control settings, apart from the voice record of any cockpit conversations.
—Shonal Ganguly, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2025
The plane likely has a flight data recorder and possibly a cockpit voice recorder, but neither one has been recovered yet, according to Simpson.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 22 May 2025
Black boxes that contain the cockpit voice recorder and the flight data recorder were recovered in mid-June.
—Amala Balakrishner, CNBC, 3 July 2025
What To Know Analysis of both the cockpit voice recorder and the flight data recorder is currently underway, Mohol said.
—Chloe Mayer, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025
Both black boxes, the plane’s cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder, are now being analyzed for valuable clues that could help determine the cause.
—Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 19 June 2025
The aircraft was not equipped with a flight data recorder, also known as a black box, which records vital data that can be used in an investigation.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2025
The National Transportation Safety Board said investigators recovered the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder from the Bombardier CRJ700 airplane and will analyze the black boxes for critical information about the moments leading up to the crash.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
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