- Title: Equinox: The Box (Flight Recorder):
- Date: 3rd April 2003
- Summary: The science of the indestructable - how scientists created the Black Box in planes so it could withstand explosions, fire and crashes from 20,000 feet.
- Description:The Black Box is much more than a flight recorder,it is a symbol of reassurance to passengers who know that if a plane crashes the authorities will know what happened and why and will take steps to ensure the fault is corrected. In a society where safety is paramount,airlines lead the way in showing care and dedication towards the prevention of accidents. However there is evidence that the black box is an exercise in public relations by the aviation industry. It is possible that many black boxes only monitor a few aspects of a plane's operations and thus rarely provide the key information flight investigators require. When the data provided by the box does reveal the cause of an accident steps are not always taken to recrify the problem.
- Broadcaster:Channel 4
- Collection: Channel 4
- Genre:Documentary and Factual
- Producer:Darlow Smithson Productions Ltd.
- Transmission Date:03/04/2003
- Rights:Worldwide
- Decade: 2000s