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Fortress Flight Recorder
Aircraft OEMs and operators who want flight recorders need trusted solutions to meet certain regulations. These can change and it can be difficult to ensure your investment will be future proof. For older aircraft, high maintenance costs, lack of functionality or the push to upgrade systems and reduce weight can mean a new recorder is required.
Curtiss-Wright has been a leading designer of proven cockpit voice and flight data recorders for over 60 years. Our Fortress product line today meets all current and anticipated regulations (including ED-112A and 25 hour voice / datalink recording). They are designed to be compact and lightweight and have a modular interface design to allow rapid customization for particular aircraft needs. This modularization facilitates additional functionality which can help reduce LRU count by integrating functionality into the recorder to further lower weight and free up space and can add functionality such as image recording, encryption and additional data for programs such as usage monitoring.
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| Product Sheet | Product Name | IMAGE | Combined CVR/FDR | Datalink | Airborne Image Recorder (AIR) | Data Acquisition |
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Fortress 757 Multi Purpose Flight Recorder |  |
FDR: 25 hours, CVR: 25 hours, 4 channels | 25 hours | 2 hours, 2 channels (needs external ethernet switch to support 2 into 1 requirement) | AIR - HD 1080p resolution, 4 FPS via 100Mbps Ethernet, Tri-axial accelerometer and rotor tacho recording, FDR - ARINC 717 at rates of 64, 128, 256, 512, 1,024, 2,048 and 4,096 words per second, DLR - ARINC 429, CVR - analog audio, 1 area mic, 3 crew channels |
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Fortress Data Acquisition Flight Recorder (DAFR) Next Generation Voice and Flight Data Recorder |  |
FDR: 25 hours, CVR: 25 hours, 4 channels | 25 hours | 2 hours, 2 channels (needs external ethernet switch to support 2 into 1 requirement) | Up to 4 ARINC 429 or Dual redundant ARINC 664 p7, DLR - ARINC 664 p7, CVR - analog audio, 1 area mic, 3 crew channels, AIR - HD 1080p resolution, 16FPS via 100Mbps Ethernet |
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Fortress OEM |  |
CVR: 2 hours, 4 channels | 25 hours | 2 hours, 2 channels (needs external ethernet switch to support 2 into 1 requirement) | FDR- ARINC 717 at rates up to 4,096 words per second or Configurable data acquisition via network based sensor array, AIR - HD 1080p resolution, 16FPS via 100Mbps Ethernet |
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Fortress HUMS | |
FDR: 25 hours, CVR: 25 hours, 4 channels | 25 hours | 2 hours, 2 channels (needs external ethernet switch to support 2 into 1 requirement) | HUMS - Distributed network of active sensors configurable per installation, AIR - HD 1080p resolution, 16FPS via 100Mbps Ethernet, FDAU function for mandatory FDR data acquisition, FDR- ARINC 717 at rates up to 4,096 words per second or Configurable data acquisition via network based sensor array, DLR - ARINC 429, CVR - analog audio, 1 area mic, 3 crew channels |
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Fortress Crash Protected Memory Module |  |
CVR: 25 hours, 4 channels | 25 hours | 2 hours, 2 channels (needs external ethernet switch to support 2 into 1 requirement) | Industry leading storage capacity, FDR- ARINC 717 at rates up to 4,096 words per second or Configurable data acquisition via network based sensor array, CVR - analog audio, 1 area mic, 3 crew channels, AIR - HD 1080p resolution, 16FPS via 100Mbps Ethernet, Partitioning and segregation to ED-112A |
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MPFR Multi Purpose Flight Recorder |  |
FDR: 25 hours, CVR: 2 hours, 4 channels | None | None | FDR - ARINC 717 at rates of 64, 128, 256 and 512 words per second, CVR - analog audio, 1 area mic, 3 crew channels |
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EMPFR Enhanced Multi Purpose Flight Recorder |  |
FDR: 25 hours, CVR: 2 hours, 4 channels | 2 hours | None | FDR - ARINC 717 at rates of 64, 128, 256 and 512 words per second, DLR - ARINC 429, high or low speed, CVR - analog audio, 1 area mic, 3 crew channels |
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DAFR Data Acquisition Flight Recorder | |
FDR: 25 hours, CVR: 2 hours, 4 channels | None | None | FDR - 3 x ARINC 429, 6 x discrete, 4 x analog, 1 x accelerometer, 1 x tacho, CVR - analog audio, 1 area mic, 3 crew channels |
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Cockpit Voice and Flight Data Recorder System |  |
FDR: 25 hours, CVR: 2 hours, 4 channels | None | None | FDR - ARINC 717 at rates of 64, 128, 256 and 512 words per second, Extensive additional data acquisition via FDAU, CVR - analog audio, 1 area mic, 3 crew channels |
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EFDMU - Flexible ARINC-600 Data Management Solutions |  |
Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Extensive |
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Flight Recorder Services |  |
Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable |
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High Definition Internal Avionics Camera |  |
Not Applicable | Not Applicable | 2 hours, 2 channels (needs external ethernet switch to support 2 into 1 requirement) | Not Applicable |
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CPQAR Cockpit Panel Quick Access Recorder |  |
None | None | None | ARINC 573/717/429 FDR compatible |
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PGS Replay and Analysis Software |  |
Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable |
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FDAU - Flight Data Management Unit |  |
Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Extensive |
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