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.

With black boxes in hand, investigators are now focusing on the actions of American Airlines Flight 5342 and an Army Black Hawk helicopter before they collided last week outside Reagan National ...

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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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...