flight data recorder
noun
: a device on an aircraft that records information (such as airspeed and altitude) about a flight
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The cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder from both aircraft are currently being examined in the NTSB laboratories.
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Pete Muntean, CNN, 14 Feb. 2025
Divers pulled the plane’s cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder from the wreckage in the Potomac on Jan. 30, NTSB officials have said.
—Adam Carlson, People.com, 6 Feb. 2025
The information was based on data recovered from the jet's flight data recorder that tracks the aircraft's movements, speed and other technical information.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 2 Feb. 2025
The flight data recorder monitors a plane’s altitude, airspeed and heading, according to the NTSB.
—Ben Finley, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
Recordings from both the cockpit voice recorder and the flight data recorder are missing, according to the report released Monday.
—Hakyung Kate Lee, ABC News, 26 Jan. 2025
Related article Bodies of all victims have been recovered from river where jet collided with Black Hawk
Black boxes containing the flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder from both aircraft have been recovered.
—Andy Rose, CNN, 5 Feb. 2025
Synchronization work for the Black Hawk flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder is ongoing.
—Alexandra Koch, Fox News, 4 Feb. 2025
National Transportation Safety Board investigators recovered the cockpit voice recorder and the flight data recorder from the Bombardier CRJ700 airplane, agency spokesperson Peter Knudson said.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 31 Jan. 2025
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Pete Muntean, CNN, 14 Feb. 2025
Divers pulled the plane’s cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder from the wreckage in the Potomac on Jan. 30, NTSB officials have said.
—Adam Carlson, People.com, 6 Feb. 2025
The information was based on data recovered from the jet's flight data recorder that tracks the aircraft's movements, speed and other technical information.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 2 Feb. 2025
The flight data recorder monitors a plane’s altitude, airspeed and heading, according to the NTSB.
—Ben Finley, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
Recordings from both the cockpit voice recorder and the flight data recorder are missing, according to the report released Monday.
—Hakyung Kate Lee, ABC News, 26 Jan. 2025
Related article Bodies of all victims have been recovered from river where jet collided with Black Hawk
Black boxes containing the flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder from both aircraft have been recovered.
—Andy Rose, CNN, 5 Feb. 2025
Synchronization work for the Black Hawk flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder is ongoing.
—Alexandra Koch, Fox News, 4 Feb. 2025
National Transportation Safety Board investigators recovered the cockpit voice recorder and the flight data recorder from the Bombardier CRJ700 airplane, agency spokesperson Peter Knudson said.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 31 Jan. 2025
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