It's one of the most important pieces of forensic evidence following a plane crash: The "black box." There are actually two ...

The so-called “black box."There are actually two of these remarkably sturdy devices: the cockpit voice recorder and the flight data recorder. And they're typically orange, not black.Federal ...

The other black box, the flight data recorder, was in “what we consider good condition,” Mr. Inman said. “We have a high level of confidence that we’ll get full download in the very near ...