cockpit voice recorder
noun
: a device that records the voices of the pilots and crew in the cockpit of an airplane
If an airplane crashes, its cockpit voice recorder can be used to help find out what caused it to crash.
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No information from the cockpit voice recorder was released.
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David Schaper, NPR, 20 Mar. 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
Investigators retrieved the aircraft’s cockpit voice recorder, which was buried under eight feet of debris.
—Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 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
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David Schaper, NPR, 20 Mar. 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
Investigators retrieved the aircraft’s cockpit voice recorder, which was buried under eight feet of debris.
—Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 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
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“Cockpit voice recorder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cockpit%20voice%20recorder. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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