- How Stuff Works: How Black Boxes Work
How they record flight information, and how they are designed to survive crashes.
www.howstuffworks.com/black-box.htm
- Wikipedia: Flight Data Recorder
Features history, design, and general information about the flight data recorder which records specific aircraft performance parameters.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flight_data_recorder
- Cockpit Voice Recorders (CVR) and Flight Data Recorders (FDR)
Information and specifications from the NTSB.
www.ntsb.gov/aviation/CVR_FDR.htm
- Cockpit Voice Recorders
Information on how they work, as well as transcripts, audio files, and air traffic control tapes. From AirDisaster.com.
www.airdisaster.com/cvr
- Aviation Safety Network: CVR/FDR
Includes transcripts, recordings, links, impact and fire test requirements, recorders destroyed by fire, and regulations.
aviation-safety.net/investigation/cvr
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