- "Retrieve her flight data recorder. Perhaps where you've been will tell us more about who you are."
- ―Agent Tierny upon arresting Venisa Doza
A flight data recorder was a device installed on nearly every space-faring ship in the galaxy to record flight data. It contained complete records of a ship's range, maximum speed, shield array, weapons payload, and more,[3] making it an invaluable resource for determining the capacities of a particular craft. In 1 BBY, during a mission to the planet Lothal, Ezra Bridger and Sabine Wren stole the flight data recorder of a prototype TIE/D Defender Elite so that the Rebel Alliance would know the capabilities of the highly advanced fighter.[1] Afterwards, the recorder was delivered to Alliance High Command on Yavin 4 by Hera Syndulla and Chopper,[4] and the data was analyzed.[5]
Behind the scenes[]
![Flight data recorder](https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/starwars/images/0/02/Flight_data_recorder.jpg/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/250?cb=20180125003122)
A flight data recorder as depicted in Star Wars Rebels.
In real life, a flight data recorder is one half of the device known as the black box, which also exists in Star Wars canon. A black box, or flight recorder, consist of a flight data recorder (FDR), used to record specific aircraft performance parameters,[6] and a cockpit voice recorder (CVR), which is used to record the audio environment in the flight deck.[7]
Appearances[]
- Ezra's Gamble (First appearance, simultaneous with Rise of the Rebels)
- Rise of the Rebels (First appearance, simultaneous with Ezra's Gamble)
Star Wars Rebels — "Property of Ezra Bridger"
Star Wars Rebels — "Flight of the Defender" (First identified as Flight data recorder)
Star Wars Rebels — "Kindred"
Star Wars Rebels — "Crawler Commandeers"
Star Wars Resistance — "Rendezvous Point" (Mentioned only)
Sources[]
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2
Star Wars Rebels — "Flight of the Defender"
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Star Wars Resistance — "Rendezvous Point"
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Flight data recorder in the Databank (backup link)
- ↑
Star Wars Rebels — "Kindred"
- ↑
Star Wars Rebels — "Crawler Commandeers"
- ↑ SKY brary: Flight Data Recorder (FDR)
- ↑ SKY brary: Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR)