Who first conceived the cockpit voice recorder? How does the orange ‘black box’ actually work?

Airplane black box

All commercial aircraft have black boxes, a Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) that records the sounds and voice conversations from the cockpit, and another box that collects flight data, altitude, speed, direction of the aircraft etc. Credit: japatino/Getty Images

The black box of the Air India Dreamliner is expected to provide critical insights and help resolve many of the uncertainties surrounding the incident. But do you know who first proposed the idea of installing a cockpit voice recorder—a key component of modern aviation safety? In this conversation with SBS Hindi, Captain Deval Soni explains key details about this orange-coloured ‘black box’.


German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Investigation
A flight recorder on a table Credit: picture alliance via Getty Images
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