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How do Flight Recorders Survive Aircraft Accidents?

People often hear about the search and recovery of flight recorders, popularly called "black boxes", after an aircraft incident. The information these contain have been pivotal in improving flight safety for everyone for decades, so it’s vital these flight recorders can survive almost any crash.

Time to Move to 25-Hour Cockpit Voice Recorders
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Time to Move to 25-Hour Cockpit Voice Recorders

Today, in the U.S., cockpit voice recorders (CVR) used on commercial aircraft are only required to capture and store two hours of audio information.