What are the different types of flight recorders?

Commercial airlines often use two types of flight recorders – a flight data recorder (FDR) and a cockpit voice recorder (CVR) – for different functionality.



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Most business aircraft are not equipped with a flight data recorder unless required by regulation. This is only the case for aircraft with 10 or more seats. But at NetJets, the majority of our aircraft are equipped with flight data recorders.

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Recorders usually comprise two individual boxes: the Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) and the Flight Data Recorder (FDR). Popularly known as 'black boxes', these flight recorders are in fact painted orange to help in their recovery following an accident.

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