Black Box on an airplane

When an aircraft accident the most sought-after tool is a black box. Then what is a black box? Black box is a recording device used in the field of transportation. Black box usually found on airplanes and cars. Black box on airplanes were created by Dr. David Warren from Australia. So, Australia is the first country that requires using black box on airplanes. Black box usually placed in the tail section of an aircraft because if the accident is the safest area than other areas. In fact the black box on an airplane is not black but is orange.

Black box on an airplane (idntimes.com)

Black box consists of two parts. First, a flight data recorder (FDR) functions to record data on aircraft speed, altitude, vertical acceleration, and fuel flow. This section will save a record of 25 hours of flight data. Second, the Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) contains records conversations in the cockpit between the pilot and the copilot. This section will save a recording of 2 hours of conversation in the cockpit.

Black boxes wrapped in titanium or steel so they are rust resistant, burn resistant at 1,110 degrees Celsius, hold in high pressure salt water. Then the black box is the most important thing to look for if an aircraft experiences an accident. This is to prove the cause of aircraft accidents. However, the black box search limit only lasts for 30 days because if more than 30 days the black box signal disappears and the search will be difficult.

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Reference

Azanella, Luthfia A. 2018. 8 Fakta Black box, Benda Paling Dicari Saat Kecelakaan Pesawat.  Retrieved from https://internasional.kompas.com/read/2018/11/01/06020041/8-fakta-black-box-benda-paling-dicari-saat-kecelakaan-pesawat?page=all