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The Myth of the Black Box

While searchers scour the Atlantic Ocean for Flight 447’s black box, Clive Irving explains how aviation came to depend on this idiosyncratic recording method—and why the Air France debacle proves we need to give it up.

Clive Irving

Published Jun. 7 2009 4:13PM EDT

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Clive Irving

Clive Irving

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