Black Box: Secrets Revealed
Brief Synopsis
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Documentary about the black box, sometimes the only thing to survive an airplane crash intact. A black box must pass long series of tests to make sure it can preserve the information it records under any circumstances. Black boxes are fired from a cannon at 34 Gs, stabbed by 1/4" hardened steel rods
Cast & Crew
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Peter Bate
Director
Colin Stinton
Narrator
Tim Altmann
Assistant Producer
Peter Bate
Producer
Lil Cranfield
Production Manager
David Darlow
Executive Producer
Film Details
Also Known As
History of the Black Box
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
2000
Technical Specs
Duration
60m
Synopsis
Documentary about the black box, sometimes the only thing to survive an airplane crash intact. A black box must pass long series of tests to make sure it can preserve the information it records under any circumstances. Black boxes are fired from a cannon at 34 Gs, stabbed by 1/4" hardened steel rods, crushed in a vice at 5000lbs pressure, barbecued with blowtorches for one hour at 1100 degrees Centigrade, and finally, submerged for one month under 20,000 feet of seawater. Plane crashes are so rare, each one has its own unique factors and it is the black box that brings those flaws to light.
Director
Peter Bate
Director
Crew
Tim Altmann
Assistant Producer
Peter Bate
Producer
Lil Cranfield
Production Manager
David Darlow
Executive Producer
Howard Davidson
Music
Daniel Dewaal
Editor
Fred Fabre
Camera
Paul Gardner
Researcher
Bob Jackson
Dubbing Mixer
Tom Jones
On-Line Editor
Nancy Lavin
Executive Producer
Andrew Noren
Researcher
Jayne Rowe
Production Manager
Michele Schmidt Moore
Production Assistant
Andrew Todd
Sound
Film Details
Also Known As
History of the Black Box
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
2000
Technical Specs
Duration
60m
