Flight Data Recorder
Tags: Avionics, flight data recorder, Systems
The FDR on board aircraft records many different operating conditions of the flight.
FLIGHT DATA RECORDER (FDR) — A crash-resistant device that digitally records selected flight information, such as airspeed, altitude, heading, attitude, engine settings, G-loads, and the like.
Flight Data Recorder (FDR)
Records pertinent technical information about a flight. An FDR will record information about the performance of various aircraft systems, as well as the aircraft's speed, altitude, heading and other flight parameters.
FLIGHT DATA RECORDER (FDR)
An electronic device that records aircraft maneuvers. Used in accident investigations.
FDR - flight data recorder, popularly known as a 'black box' (actually painted bright orange), by which various parameters of an aircraft's flight performance are recorded for analysis in the event of an incident or accident. ...
FDR: Flight Data Recorder. One of the so-called "black boxes". It is actually painted bright orange to be easily identified among aircraft debris, and records various parameters such as altitude, heading, airspeed, engine statistics, etc.
According to the Flight Data Recorder, the airplane was on a full autoland approach at a height of 1950 ft / 595 m when the left Radio Altimeter suddenly misreported a height of -8 ft.
It contains high-resolution cathode ray tubes which display the flight information, navigational data, and performance data, including engine and aircraft operating parameters, stall warning, data acquisition for the flight data recorder, ...
 See also: Aircraft, Aviation, Flight, Navigation, Landing
  
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