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The Disappearance of Miss Hobart

Plane Tales

English - August 19, 2019 13:31 - 19 minutes - 17.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 143 ratings
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The loss of his father early in his life led to David Warren's fascination with electronics.  Although he grew up to be a scientist who specialised in chemistry, particularly aviation fuels and early rocketry, his little invention, a flight data and voice recorder, made a contribution to flight safety that has left a lasting legacy.

David Warren with his original recorder device.

 

The NTSB recover a Flight Data recorder from a crash site.

 

A modern Flight Data Recorder.

 

 

Images under Creative Commons licence with thanks to the Australian Government Department of Defence, YSSYguy, Meggar and the NTSB.

The loss of his father early in his life led to David Warren’s fascination with electronics.  Although he grew up to be a scientist who specialised in chemistry, particularly aviation fuels and early rocketry, his little invention, a flight data and voice recorder, made a contribution to flight safety that has left a lasting legacy.


David Warren with his original recorder device.


 


The NTSB recover a Flight Data recorder from a crash site.


 


A modern Flight Data Recorder.


 


 


Images under Creative Commons licence with thanks to the Australian Government Department of Defence, YSSYguy, Meggar and the NTSB.