Some have suggested that it stems from Hussenot's device, because it used film and "ran continuously in a light-tight box, hence the name 'black box,'" according to Airbus, which noted that orange was the box's chosen color from the beginning to make it easy to find.

Last Wednesday (29), the United States was shaken by shocking news of a collision between an American Airlines passenger plane and a military Black Hawk helicopter in Washington. The post Helicopter Black Box Will Be Key to Discovering the Cause of the American Airlines Plane Crash appeared first on Trânsito e metrô.

No survivors are expected after an American Airlines passenger flight and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter collided midair on Wednesday night, near Washington D.C.'s Reagan National Airport. The big picture: While the cause of the crash is being investigated,