Black box inventor dies

[cory777]

Source: AFP

SYDNEY (AFP) – The Australian inventor of the "black box" flight data recorder, a crucial component of plane crash investigations, has died aged 85, officials said Wednesday.

David Warren came up with the idea after probing the crash of the world's first commercial jet, the Comet, in 1953. He died on Monday, Australia's defence department said.

"Dr. Warren's flight data recorder has made an invaluable contribution to safety in world aviation," the department said in a statement.

Warren was an aeronautical researcher based in Melbourne when he worked on the mysterious Comet disaster, and realised that a cockpit recording of voices and data would have helped the investigation.



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[Rhiannon12866]

1. K&R. An historic invention... Very sad news.

Thanks for posting...

[elocs]

2. David Warren was so important that his name is not mentioned until the 2nd paragraph of the story.

The title could have read: "David Warren, Aircraft 'black box' inventor dies in Australia" but who he actually was evidently was not a big deal.

[Dennis Donovan]

3. Ironically, no one had the presence of mind to record his last words...

[Rhiannon12866]

4. That's because he wasn't in the cockpit of a plane...

Fortunately...

[superconnected]

5. Well he contributed while spending his time on earth. RIP Dr. Warren, glad you were here.

[truthisfreedom]

6. RIP David.

Your contribution has saved countless lives.

[Octafish]

7. Godspeed, Sir.

Thanks to you, we all can travel more safely by air in our time on earth.