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Cockpit Voice Recorder

Large commercial aircraft are required to have two black boxes that record flight data and cockpit audio for at least 30 minutes to help reconstruct accidents. The Flight Data Recorder monitors parameters like altitude and speed, while the Cockpit Voice Recorder records sounds in the cockpit.

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Cockpit Voice Recorder

Large commercial aircraft are required to have two black boxes that record flight data and cockpit audio for at least 30 minutes to help reconstruct accidents. The Flight Data Recorder monitors parameters like altitude and speed, while the Cockpit Voice Recorder records sounds in the cockpit.

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COCKPIT VOICE RECORDERS (CVR) AND FLIGHT DATA RECORDERS

(FDR)

Large commercial aircraft and some smaller commercial, corporate, and private
aircraft are required by the FAA to be equipped with two "black boxes" that
record information about a flight. Both recorders are installed to help
reconstruct the events leading to an aircraft accident. One of these, the Cockpit
Voice Recorder (CVR), records radio transmissions and sounds in the cockpit,
such as the pilot's voices and engine noises. The other, the Flight Data
Recorder (FDR), monitors parameters such as altitude, airspeed and heading
The Cockpit Voice
Recorder

The Flight Data Recorder

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ICAO REQUIREMENTS

According to the provisions in ICAO Annex 6 “Operation of Aircraft”, Vol I:


• Fixed-wing aeroplane and helicopters shall be equipped with a cockpit
voice recorder with a recording duration of at least 30 minutes of its
operation;

SPECIFICATIONS

Flight Data Recorder


Time recorded 25 hours continuous
Number of
18 - 1000+
parameters
Impact tolerance 3400Gs / 6.5 ms
Fire resistance 1100 degC / 30 min
Water pressure
submerged 20,000 ft
resistance
Underwater locator 37.5 KHz; battery has shelf life of 6 years or more,
beacon with 30-day operation capability upon activation

Cockpit Voice Recorder


Time recorded 30 min continuous, 2 hours for solid state digital units
Number of
4
channels
Impact tolerance 3400Gs / 6.5 ms
Fire resistance 1100 degC / 30 min
Water pressure
submerged 20,000 ft
resistance
Underwater locator 37.5 KHz; battery has shelf life of 6 years or more,
beacon with 30-day operation capability upon activation

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