Official sources said the black box was retrieved after authorities expanded the search area from 300 metres to 1km at the accident spot. In the event of a mishap, the black box holds important clues as to its occurrence. Despite the name, a ‘black box’ is neither black nor a box. There are two recorders: a Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) for pilot voices or cockpit sounds and a Flight Data Recorder (FDR). A new type of black box being tested by aviation major Airbus would be built into a floatable panel embedded in the outer skin.

Source: Ethiopian News December 09, 2021 06:22 UTC