Unlike their larger, commercial airliner cousins, small private aircraft aren't required to use flight data recorders. As a result, many pilots don't bother with them, in order to save money. A ...

This data recorder (see the figure) is a simple, low-cost, 12-bit data-acquisition system that can capture data from almost any external transducer and transfer the data to a computer. Temperature, ...

GM's Performance Data Recorder (PDR) records high-definition video of driving experiences on and off the track and also provides an analysis of the run.

EASA says the issue is complicated because an alternate power supply for the flight-data recorder would have to power, for about 10min, various elements in addition to the recorder itself.

Airbus A320neos will have a new combined cockpit-voice and flight-data recorder line-fit option this year following certification of L3Harris Technologies’ latest model.

The recovery of black box data recorders could shed light on the fate of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 - but how much will we really know about the plane's final moments?