Airplane "black boxes " are not black !

Have you ever read about the airplane " black boxes " ? Why are they so important when there are plane crashes ?

After reading the text below you may  answer the following  questions easily .

Where are they stored ?  How big is the " black box " and what is it made of ?

How about  watching this video below  ? It takes about six minutes and you can  get more information about the importance of this " flight recorder " a.k.a the black box ,ok  ?

http://dictionary.cambridge.org/pt/dicionario/ingles/aka?q=a.k.a

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Do you believe most airplane passengers know why this useful " flight recorder " is painted orange and not black ? Is it time to retire the black box ?

Click on the link below to read the BBC report about these " armored  data banks " that they also refer to as " essential tools ".

http://www.bbc.com/autos/story/20161005-inside-an-aeroplanes-black-box