Airplane “black boxes” are orange—and built for catastrophe. ✈️ . . . Aircraft normally carry 2 protected recorders: one for cockpit audio and one for flight data. Their bright-orange cases aid recovery, while certification testing includes a 3,400-g impact and roughly 1,100°C fire for 60 minutes. The device named for darkness is designed to be seen after destruction.
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National Transportation Safety Board, 2024, 'Cockpit Voice Recorders and Flight Data Recorders'
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