flight data recorder
noun
: a device on an aircraft that records information (such as airspeed and altitude) about a flight
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As part of its investigation, the NTSB will collect air traffic control communications and has asked for the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder from Flexjet and the flight data recorder from Southwest, Homendy said.
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Sarah Freishtat, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025
Investigators previously reported that the plane's cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder had been removed and sent to labs for testing.
—Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2025
And the plane’s black boxes — the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder — will be crucial in explaining what happened, helping shed light on the force and angle at which the plane landed.
—Vjosa Isai, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2025
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada said the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder had been removed from the aircraft and sent to a lab for further analysis.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2025
The flight data recorder includes technical information about the trip, like the altitude, speed and even more granular details like the position of the wing flaps.
—Adam Carlson, People.com, 6 Feb. 2025
National Transportation Safety Board investigators recovered the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder from the Bombardier CRJ700 airplane on Thursday, according to NTSB spokesperson Peter Knudson.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 31 Jan. 2025
Both the flight data recorder and the cockpit voice recorder recordings from the flight stopped minutes before the airplane hit the concrete structure, or embankment, at the end of the runway at the Muan International Airport, according to the report.
—Hakyung Kate Lee, ABC News, 26 Jan. 2025
The cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder from both aircraft are currently being examined in the NTSB laboratories.
—Pete Muntean, CNN, 14 Feb. 2025
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Sarah Freishtat, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025
Investigators previously reported that the plane's cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder had been removed and sent to labs for testing.
—Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2025
And the plane’s black boxes — the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder — will be crucial in explaining what happened, helping shed light on the force and angle at which the plane landed.
—Vjosa Isai, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2025
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada said the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder had been removed from the aircraft and sent to a lab for further analysis.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2025
The flight data recorder includes technical information about the trip, like the altitude, speed and even more granular details like the position of the wing flaps.
—Adam Carlson, People.com, 6 Feb. 2025
National Transportation Safety Board investigators recovered the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder from the Bombardier CRJ700 airplane on Thursday, according to NTSB spokesperson Peter Knudson.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 31 Jan. 2025
Both the flight data recorder and the cockpit voice recorder recordings from the flight stopped minutes before the airplane hit the concrete structure, or embankment, at the end of the runway at the Muan International Airport, according to the report.
—Hakyung Kate Lee, ABC News, 26 Jan. 2025
The cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder from both aircraft are currently being examined in the NTSB laboratories.
—Pete Muntean, CNN, 14 Feb. 2025
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