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.
Curtiss-Wright Showcases Industry-Leading Flight Test Instrumentation Hardware and Software Solutions at International Telemetering Conference (ITC) 2023
FTI solutions on display will include a compact TSPI unit, a TmNS-compatible bi-directional RF communication system, a compact and modular all-in-one telepack, and real-time FFT processing for telemetry bandwidth optimization
New Airborne Multimode Transmitter Delivers Industry’s First Single Chassis Telepack Solution for Demanding Hypersonics & Flight Test Programs
New S-band mTTS-100-1 multimode transmitter supports Curtiss-Wright MnACQ, McDAU, and MDW-2020 data acquisition stacks with optional data encryption.
Industry’s First Rugged Airborne 8-Port Gigabit Network Switch Features IRIG-106 Full TmNS Standard Support for Flight Test Applications
New NSW-8GT-TGE-1 provides flight test program engineers with a compact managed 8-Port Ethernet Switch that supports 50ms power hold up to protect critical data.
How Safety and Security are Evolving in the Digital Age
The technological shifts that are redefining defense also have the potential to transform daily life. Dominic Perez, chief technology officer at Curtiss-Wright, discusses the innovations of tomorrow (and the threats to safety and security).