Recorder Logs Flight (Nov, 1937)  This is the birth of the
airplane black box. Doesn’t look all that sturdy, does it?
Recorder Logs Flight Flight analyzers installed on passenger
planes of a leading American air line will record the craft’s
altitude during flight, the amount of time a “gyro” or automatic
pilot is in use, and the number and time of radio reports to the
ground. In case of a crash, the records may help shed light on
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