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Time to Move to 25-Hour Cockpit Voice Recorders

Time to Move to 25-Hour Cockpit Voice Recorders

Today, in the U.S., cockpit voice recorders (CVR) used on commercial aircraft are only required to capture and store two hours of audio information. After two hours, the most recent information is lost when the CVR, due its limited storage capacity, records over the previous cockpit conversations.

02/12/2024
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NVIDIA Jetson for the Military and Aerospace Industries

Deploy Mil-grade, low-SWaP computing solutions at the edge of the battlefield with NVIDIA’s industrial Jetson technology in Curtiss-Wright hyper-rugged, scalable mission computers.

09/23/2021
F-17 Modular Open System Approach

How Modularity Can Shorten System Development and Decrease Costs

Learn how modular systems can help meet cost, schedule, quality, and technical requirements, while reducing risk and eliminating traditional NRE fees.

02/02/2021
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Build or Buy: The Strains of Designing a Flight Recorder

Designing a flight recorder (FR) that complies to international standards and crash survivability is very challenging and more expensive than buying one.

12/21/2020
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Types of Flight Recorders and How to Choose the Right One

Commercial airlines often use two types of flight recorders – a flight data recorder (FDR) and a cockpit voice recorder (CVR) – for different functionality.

12/01/2020
thermal management computer

Keeping Cool When Things Heat Up

Ruggedized mission computer systems face unique challenges for keeping cool in extreme environments. Read more about thermal management.

05/14/2019
black box airplane

Meeting the Latest Regulations and Increasing Safety

New flight recorder system from Honeywell and Curtiss-Wright enhances safety and eases access to onboard data for operators.

02/07/2019
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Industry Experts at ITC 2018

Paul Cook, Russell Moore, and Patrick Quinn at the International Telemetering Conference (ITC) showcasing our expanded line of Aerospace Instrumentation.

11/07/2018