https://www.pitara.com/tags/aircraft-safety/Recent content in Aircraft Safety on Pitara Kids NetworkHugoen-usSat, 13 Jun 2026 21:46:31 +0530https://www.pitara.com/science-for-kids/5ws-and-h/why-do-aircrafts-have-a-black-box/Tue, 24 Apr 2001 16:31:18 +0000https://www.pitara.com/science-for-kids/5ws-and-h/why-do-aircrafts-have-a-black-box/<p>Often, after an air disaster, we hear about the black box in the news. The black box does not play any part in making an aircraft fly but it serves an important function. It is basically an electronic device used by investigators to discover the cause of a crash and may be, prevent others.</p> <figure class="image-medium has-caption"> <a href="https://www.pitara.com/media/5wh-86_1.gif" aria-label="Link to larger image"> <img src="https://www.pitara.com/media/5wh-86_1_hu_9d0fba1526fbd8f5.gif" srcset="https://www.pitara.com/media/5wh-86_1_hu_3602b95faaba50e9.gif 320w, https://www.pitara.com/media/5wh-86_1_hu_9d0fba1526fbd8f5.gif 900w" sizes="(min-width: 900px) 900px, 320px" alt="Why do Aircrafts Have a Black Box? [Illustration by Shiju George]" height="666" width="900" loading="lazy"> </a> <figcaption>Why do Aircrafts Have a Black Box? [Illustration by Shiju George]</figcaption> </figure> <p>The black box can be inserted or removed from an aircraft. In a passenger aircraft there are actually two black boxes. One contains the flight data-recorder and the other, the cockpit-voice recorder.</p>