Sentences with phrase «cockpit flight recorder»

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Whether that was due to terrorism, a cockpit emergency such as a fire that prevented a mayday being broadcast, a sudden, catastrophic break - up of the airplane, or some kind of pilot error, can only be ascertained from the flight recorders.

In addition, the 777's cockpit voice and flight data recorders — the «black boxes» — each include a «pinger», an ultrasonic acoustic transmitter that, for up to 30 days after submersion, can be picked up by ship or submarine sonar receivers, allowing them to home in on the source.

But the cockpit voice and flight data recorders only have enough battery to broadcast a signal for 30 days after immersion, so time is getting tight.