✈️🟧 What is a Plane’s Black Box?

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🤔 Is it really black?

👉 No!
A plane’s black box is actually bright orange 🟧
So it’s easy to find after an accident.

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📦 What is the black box?

The black box is a very strong recorder kept inside an airplane.
It records important information during the flight.

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🧠 What does it record?

1️⃣ Flight Data Recorder (FDR)

Records things like:

• Speed ✈️
• Height 📏
• Direction 🧭
• Engine data 🔧

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2️⃣ Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR)

Records:

• Pilots talking 🎧
• Alarm sounds 🚨
• Important cockpit noises

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💪 Why is it so special?

The black box is made to survive accidents:

• Fire 🔥 (very high heat)
• Water 🌊 (deep oceans)
• Big crashes 💥
• Heavy pressure 🪨

It can keep working even after severe damage.

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📍 Where is it kept?

• Usually at the back of the plane
• This part often gets less damage

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🔎 Why do we need it?

After an accident, investigators use the black box to:

• Find out what went wrong
• Make flying safer in the future

🧠 That’s why flying is one of the safest ways to travel!

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🌟 Fun facts for kids

• It can record data for many hours
• It sends a beep sound underwater to help find it 📡
• Planes have two black boxes, not one!

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🧠 Easy way to remember

Black box = Plane’s memory box

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📌 One-line summary

A plane’s black box records flight data and voices to help understand accidents and improve safety.

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