“Black Boxes” Inventor Dead
by Inventor David Vorenu dead. He was 85 years old.
In Australia, died on planes ‘black boxes ‘ inventor David Vorenu . He was 85 years old.
D. Vorenu a flight data recording equipment is an invaluable contribution to the world of aviation security ” , says the Australian Defence Ministry statement .
Today, all large aircraft fitted with “black boxes “record pilots’ conversations and technical instruments in the data. They are almost not affected by the disaster , and provides useful information about the tragedy.
The idea of creating a ” black box “D. Vorenu occurred when he explored the world’s first jet passenger aircraft ‘ Comet ’shipwreck in 1953. He believes that voting cockpit and aircraft technical records would be able to quickly reveal the cause of the disaster .
At the beginning of the relevant agencies Vorenu idea was met with skepticism . He created in 1956 , equipment which could save four hours of audio recordings and instruments of data.
However, the invention skynėsi way very slowly . It took another 10 years before “black boxes ” have become obligatory for the Australian airline .
“Black box “is usually mounted in the airplane at the end , it does not nearby fuel tanks and therefore a disaster are not usually damaged
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