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’.
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’.
A flight recorder on a table Credit: picture alliance via Getty Images
