If the "black box" flight recorder is never damaged during a plane

crash, why isn't the whole airplane made out of that stuff?

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Audrey Roman

Engineering

9 October, 17:40

If the "black box" flight recorder is never damaged during a plane

crash, why isn't the whole airplane made out of that stuff?

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Nico · Answer 1

How do black boxes survive plane crashes?

Flight data recorder

Contrary to the popular term "black box", the exterior of the FDR is coated with heat-resistant bright orange paint for high visibility in wreckage, and the unit is usually mounted in the aircraft's tail section, where it is more likely to survive a severe crash.

If the "black box" flight recorder is never damaged during a planecrash, why isn't the whole airplane made out of that stuff?

If the "black box" flight recorder is never damaged during a plane

crash, why isn't the whole airplane made out of that stuff?