Recorder Logs Flight (Nov, 1937)

This is the birth of the airplane black box. Doesn’t look all that sturdy, does it?

Recorder Logs Flight
Flight analyzers installed on passenger planes of a leading American air line will record the craft’s altitude during flight, the amount of time a “gyro” or automatic pilot is in use, and the number and time of radio reports to the ground. In case of a crash, the records may help shed light on the cause.

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