Flight Test Instrumentation

Modern aerospace instrumentation systems can be highly complex, with evolving requirements that can cause significant and costly program delays. The ability to reliably capture flight test data is essential for avoiding expensive additional flights or losing months of program data. As a global leader in flight test instrumentation (FTI) solutions, Curtiss-Wright lowers these risks through a comprehensive range of cutting-edge COTS-based systems that can be customized as required.

These reliable flight test solutions have been proven on hundreds of programs to reduce the risk of data loss, repeating flights, or compromising a maintenance program. Curtiss-Wright’s extensive portfolio of products allows rapid delivery of large complex systems with significant flexibility for future adaptation. This comprehensive FTI product family includes data acquisition, telemetry, recording, switching, data display, and processing solutions that enable applications such as flight test, missile and hypersonic development, launcher and space instrumentation and usage monitoring.

Aerospace Flight Test and Monitoring Instrumentation

Data Acquisition Systems
Data Acquisition Systems
Single chassis and total system solutions, from data capture in the air to replay and analysis on the ground.
Test & Monitoring Recorders
Test & Monitoring Recorders
From miniature avionics bus recorders to high-speed, high-capacity units with customizable interfaces, all integrated with replay and analysis software.
Telemetry & Flight Safety
Telemetry & Flight Safety
Flight termination receivers, airborne telemetry receivers, radar transponders, and telemetry transmitters designed to work seamlessly with our ground station products.
Flight Test Switches
Flight Test Switches
Deterministic, compact Ethernet switches designed to perform reliably in harsh aerospace environments.
Ground Station Systems
Ground Station Systems
Ground station hardware and software with critical functions to optimize data acquisition and analysis for the most stringent test range mission.
Set-up, Display, & Analysis
Set-up, Display, & Analysis
Maximize the efficiency of your flight test programs with the world's premier setup & real-time display & post-test analysis software.
Cameras & Accessories
Cameras & Accessories
High-speed, HD, and IP cameras, video acquisition system components, high-speed imaging solutions, HD recording systems, and airborne displays.
Power Systems
Power Systems
Ensure safe & efficient aircraft operation with reliable battery backup-and power conversion systems.
Air Data Computers
Air Data Computers
Aircraft rely heavily on proven air data computers (ADCs) to provide trusted airspeed and altitude parameters that are essential to safe and efficient operation.

Solutions by Application

Flight Test
Avoid expensive additional flights, and excessive overtime for engineers, by ensuring data is delivered reliably using flexible systems
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Flight Test
Missile Instrumentation & Testing
Meet limited space, low weight, and power requirements
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Missile Instrumentation & Testing
eVTOL Flight Test
Compact, lightweight test and monitoring solutions
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eVTOL Flight Test
Space Instrumentation Systems
Reduce costs, development time, and risks by using proven COTS solutions
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Space Instrumentation Systems
Hypersonic Vehicle Test
Reliable data capture and transmission in harsh environments
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Hypersonic Vehicle Test
Monitoring & Sustainment
Flexible COTS hardware and software solutions
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Monitoring & Sustainment
Telemetry Systems
High-performance RF transmitter, transponder, receiver, missile test, and flight safety solutions
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Telemetry Systems
Recording systems
Reduce flight test schedules by accessing data from onboard recorders
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Recording systems
Video Acquisition
Simplify image transmission, storage & viewing with IP, HD, and high-speed camera systems
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Video Acquisition