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The so-called “black box."There are actually two of these remarkably sturdy devices: the cockpit voice recorder and the flight data recorder. And they're typically orange, not black.Federal ...

Newly released data from ground-based radar came out Tuesday suggesting an Army helicopter was higher than it was supposed to ...

Officials are examining black boxes from both aircraft and say they appear to be in good condition and may provide details on ...

Some have suggested that it stems from Hussenot's device, because it used film and "ran continuously in a light-tight box, hence the name 'black box,'" according to Airbus, which noted that orange was ...

What are black boxes? The cockpit voice recorder and the flight data recorder are tools that help investigators reconstruct the events that lead up to a plane crash. They're orange in color to ...

Here is an explanation of what black boxes are and what they can do: The cockpit voice recorder and the flight data recorder are tools that help investigators reconstruct the events that lead up ...