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  1. These often-secret electronic devices were encased in non-reflective black boxes or housings. The earliest identified reference to "black boxes" occurs in a May 1945 Flight article, "Radar for Airlines", describing the application of wartime RAF radar and navigational aids to civilian aircraft: "The stowage of the 'black boxes' and ...

  2. Black Box Recorder were an English indie rock band. They debuted in 1998 with England Made Me and followed this up with The Facts of Life, which gave them their first hit with the single of the same name in April 2000. Their third album, Passionoia, was released in 2003.

  3. This site contains various Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR or Black Box) transcripts of aviation accidents and incidents. Currently hosting over 180 transcripts.

  4. Flight recorders store data (aircraft parameters) and sound (pilot, copilot, radio communications and the cockpit ambient noise). The recording device is crash-protected up to a certain level. It is resistant to fire, explosion, impact and water immersion.

  5. May 4, 2023 · Learn how Dr David Warren developed the first prototype of a device that records flight data and voices in aircraft cockpits after crashes. Discover how his invention contributed to air safety and was adopted worldwide despite initial resistance in Australia.

  6. Although Warren’s recorder, as produced commercially by S. Davall & Son beginning in 1960, was housed in an egg-shaped casing that was painted red, the term black box, which arose during World War II as slang for sensitive aircraft components that were encased in black metal boxes, was applied to the device.

  7. Nov 19, 2023 · Learn how black boxes, or flight recorders, work and what they capture during a flight. Explore the history, components, and role of the Flight Data Recorder (FDR) and the Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) in aviation safety and investigation.