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Why is the famous device called a black box if it is orange? I tell you the details of the history and reasons behind its name.
When it comes to security and research of air accidents, Without a doubt, one of the main objectives of the researchers is to find the black boxes as soon as possible..
These black boxes which are divided into voice recorder and data recorder, are essential to be able to know or try to know in the shortest time possible, the causes of an accident, although it is not the only thing that researchers are looking for where there are clearly many more details, but it is very important.
Within this context, one of the curious knowledge of the airline industry is the black boxes and their color.
The boxes, your name and your color
There is a simple and easy explanation to explain the two colors that revolve around the black boxes.
black box
The name of the black box comes from a simple reason, its dark content that is inside.
Dark because it contains important information about the unfortunate, sad and strong events that triggered X plane crash.
Another version indicates that the first black boxes were really black in the Royal Air Force or others were camera obscura with photographic plates..
really orange box
The truth is that the black box is orange or even red in some versions and its color has only one objective.: facilitate search and rescue of voice and data recorders.
Its phosphorescent color,, strong and striking makes it easy to find them in the midst of the chaos of a plane crash among thousands of pieces, ash, burned parts, land, mud, Water, etc.
history of black boxes
Given the need for the authorities to know the details of the air accidents between 1950 (flight recorder) and 1953 (voice recorder) by continuous accidents of the Comets, the creation of a system that allows saving flight information was contemplated.
Previously, the first prototypes of a black box were made in 1939 with a kind of recording system with frames.
Currently, systems record the latest 2 flight hours being able to store data for years or also, the last 30 minutes depending on model.
New versions of black boxes are expected to be released soon to allow for easier investigation and search., as well as alternative means to save data remotely or by satellite to avoid situations such as the remembered accident of the never found Malaysian Airlines 370.
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