FDR
n. countablen. Stands for Flight Data Recorder. A device on an airplane that records information about the flight to help investigators if there is an accident.
n. Abbreviation for Flight Data Recorder. An electronic device, often referred to as a 'black box', that captures specific aircraft performance parameters to facilitate accident investigation and safety analysis.
Investigators recovered the FDR from the crash site.
After the emergency landing, technicians downloaded the data from the FDR to determine why the engines lost power.
Modern aviation safety relies heavily on the FDR, which monitors hundreds of variables including altitude, airspeed, and heading to provide a comprehensive digital record of every flight phase.
Commonly used in aviation and news reports; usually preceded by the definite article 'the'.