BLACK BOX

BY VIVEK BEHERA

INTRODUCTION TO BLACK BOX

A black box is a device for
assisting investigation into aircraft accidents .these are often the lone survivour of airplane accident. These are fully automatic for and forget operation with memory mechanism that would store pilots voice and instrument readings up to the moment of accident.

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Investigators turn to the airplane's flight data recorder (FDR) and cockpit voice recorder (CVR), also known as "black boxes," the FDR contained 48 parameters of flight data, and the CVR recorded a little more than 30 minutes of conversation They are usually installed at the tail of the aircraft and are basically painted bright orange.

Solid State Technology

Solid state uses
stacked arrays of memory chips, so they don't have moving parts. With no moving parts, there are fewer maintenance issues and a decreased chance of something breaking during a crash.

CONSTITUENTS OF BLACK BOX

FLIGHT DATA RECORDER (FDR)

COCKPIT VOICE RECORDER (CVR)

FLIGHT DATA RECORDER

The flight recorder register on
tape or wire, information about the functioning of the aircraft and its system such as speed, direction, altitude and relevant detail during the flight. These are sensors that are wired from various areas on the plane to the flight data acquisition unit , which is wired to FDR. When a switch is turned on or off that operation is recorded by the FDR.

COCKPIT VOICE RECORDER

The microphones are also
designed to track any ambient noise in the cockpit, such as switches being thrown or any knocks or thuds. There may be up to four microphones in the plane's cockpit, each connected to the cockpit voice recorder (CVR)

MANIPULATION OF FDR&CVR
FLIGHT DATA RECORD: Time recorded -> 25 hour
continuous Number of parameters -> 5 - 300 impact tolerance -> 3400Gs /6.5ms Fire resistance -> 1100 degC/30 min Water pressure resistance submerged -> 20,000 ft
COCKPIT DATA RECORD: Time recorded -> 30 min
continuous, 2 hours for solid state digital units 4 Number of channels ->

Impact tolerance-> 3400 Gs /6.5ms Fire resistance -> 1100 degC/30 min Water pressure resistance submerged ->20,000 ft Underwater locator beacon -> 37.5 KHz Battery 6yr shelf life 30 day operation

What's in store for Black Boxes?

According to L3 Communications , there
are improvements on the horizon for black box technology. Reportedly, some form of cockpit video recorder will be developed. Such a recorder would be able to store video images in solid-state memory.

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