flight data recorder
noun
: a device on an aircraft that records information (such as airspeed and altitude) about a flight
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Investigators continue to analyze the wreckage and the runway, and Webster added that the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder have both already been removed from the scene and sent to a laboratory for further investigation.
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Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2025
The plane's flight data recorder indicated that it was struck at 325 feet by the helicopter on Wednesday night, and that prior to impact, there was a change in the aircraft’s pitch, according to preliminary information released on Saturday.
—Christina Shaw, Fox News, 6 Feb. 2025
The plane’s cockpit recorder covers about two hours of audio, beginning mid-flight; while the flight data recorder captures the entire journey, according to the NTSB.
—Adam Carlson, People.com, 6 Feb. 2025
Black boxes containing the flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder from both aircraft have been recovered.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2025
Investigators have already recovered the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder of the American Airlines plane that collided with an Army helicopter as the plane was landing Wednesday night at Ronald Reagan National Airport next to Washington, D.C.
—Claudia Lauer, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
South Korean authorities have completed the initial extraction of data for the cockpit voice recorder, but the flight data recorder was damaged and was to be sent to the United States for analysis, officials said Wednesday.
—Afp, Fortune Asia, 2 Jan. 2025
There is still no definitive answer on what exactly caused the crash, but two black boxes retrieved from the aircraft — the flight data recorder and the cockpit voice recorder — were transferred to a test center Monday morning.
—Beomsu Jo, NBC News, 31 Dec. 2024
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.
—Sarah Freishtat, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025
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Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2025
The plane's flight data recorder indicated that it was struck at 325 feet by the helicopter on Wednesday night, and that prior to impact, there was a change in the aircraft’s pitch, according to preliminary information released on Saturday.
—Christina Shaw, Fox News, 6 Feb. 2025
The plane’s cockpit recorder covers about two hours of audio, beginning mid-flight; while the flight data recorder captures the entire journey, according to the NTSB.
—Adam Carlson, People.com, 6 Feb. 2025
Black boxes containing the flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder from both aircraft have been recovered.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2025
Investigators have already recovered the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder of the American Airlines plane that collided with an Army helicopter as the plane was landing Wednesday night at Ronald Reagan National Airport next to Washington, D.C.
—Claudia Lauer, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
South Korean authorities have completed the initial extraction of data for the cockpit voice recorder, but the flight data recorder was damaged and was to be sent to the United States for analysis, officials said Wednesday.
—Afp, Fortune Asia, 2 Jan. 2025
There is still no definitive answer on what exactly caused the crash, but two black boxes retrieved from the aircraft — the flight data recorder and the cockpit voice recorder — were transferred to a test center Monday morning.
—Beomsu Jo, NBC News, 31 Dec. 2024
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.
—Sarah Freishtat, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025
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