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black box
Definição1
(1) The generic name given to crash data recorders and voice data recorders. Although called black boxes, they are orange. They can withstand very high temperatures and high impact. (2) Any unit, usually an electronic or avionic device such as an amplifier, that can be mounted in, or removed from, the aircraft as a single package.
Fonte1
KUMAR, Bharat (ed.). An illustrated dictionary of aviation. New York: McGraw-Hill, c2005. 752 p.
Fonte2
INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION. Council - 201st session. Summary minutes with subject index. Montreal, 2014. (Doc. 10036-C/1176; C-Min.201/1-7).
Contexto
Malaysia was preparing for the worst possible outcome and Malaysia Airlines was continuing all efforts aimed at disaster recovery to locate the missing aircraft. However, until the recovery of the aircraft and flight data recorder (black box), there remained uncertainty as to the causes of any accident.
Subárea
Aeronautical Accident Investigation
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