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A SEMINAR PRESENTATION
ON
BLACK BOX INSIDE AIRCRAFT
- Pilot's headset
- Co-pilot's headset
- Headset of a third crew member (if there is a
third crew member)
- Near the center of the cockpit, where it can
pick up audio alerts and other sounds
Built to Survive
The only devices that survive are the crashsurvivable memory units (CSMUs) of the flight
data recorders and cockpit voice recorders.
Typically, the rest of the recorders' chassis and
inner components are mangled. The CSMU is a
large cylinder that bolts onto the flat portion of the
recorder. This device is engineered to withstand
extreme heat, violent crashes and tons of
pressure. In older magnetic-tape recorders, the
CSMU is inside a rectangular box.
survival sequence
Crash impact
Pin drop
Static crush
Fire test
Deep-sea submersion
Salt-water submersion
Fluid immersion
After finding the black boxes, investigators take the
recorders to a lab where they can download the
data from the recorders and attempt to recreate the
events of the accident.