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Naval air carrier

Value-Focused Approach to Naval Equipment Enclosures White Paper

New efficient approaches to cabinet and console design, fabrication, integration, and qualification is enabling prime defense contractors to equip the Navy faster with better technology while increasing ROI.

10/02/2023
F-35 aircraft

Mandatory Parameters and Data Storage Requirements for Flight Data Recorders

What parametric data regulatory bodies require flight data recorders (FDR) to store, how data is processed for FDRs, and what features FDRs need to meet future needs.

07/20/2022
Addressing Safety and Maintenance Concerns by Combining Flight Recording and Usage Monitoring into a Single Device

Addressing Safety and Maintenance Concerns by Combining Flight Recording and Usage Monitoring into a Single Device

Aircraft operators are constantly looking for ways to reduce the size and weight of onboard avionics units. For many operators, a flight recorder (FR) is essential to meet regulatory requirements.

10/07/2021
Leveraging a Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA) for Modified COTS

Leveraging a Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA) for Modified COTS

Typically, military, and civil ground vehicle and aircraft platforms have unique technical and platform I/O interface requirements that make finding a suitable COTS computing solution to meet 100% of their requirements very unlikely. In this white paper,

03/30/2021
Simplifying TDL Integration on Naval Platforms

Simplifying TDL Integration on Naval Platforms

Navies that choose Curtiss-Wright’s trusted and proven TDL offerings can reduce integration time and costs and get to deployment faster with fully integrated and interoperable TDL networks.

02/02/2021
The Problem of Obsolete Avionics

The Problem of Obsolete Avionics

One issue that fleet owners face for their older aircraft is the obsolescence of avionics systems. This paper presents different strategies for addressing this growing problem, including replacing obsolete line replaceable units (LRUs) using commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) products.

12/21/2020
Meeting Recommended, Likely, and Newly Introduced Recorder Regulations for Light Aircraft and Rotorcraft

Meeting Recommended, Likely, and Newly Introduced Recorder Regulations for Light Aircraft and Rotorcraft

This white paper looks at the motivations behind introducing requirements for some form of flight recorders, what options are available and discusses what may be the best choice.

06/02/2020
Why an Open Standards Approach Is Essential in Defense and Aerospace

Why an Open Standards Approach Is Essential in Defense and Aerospace

We examine the 2019 tri-services memo regarding MOSA and what open standards such as SOSA, FACE, and VICTORY mean for today’s military programs.

12/14/2019
Simplified Replacement of Older Flight Data Recorders to Meet New Regulations and Data Collecting Needs

Simplified Replacement of Older Flight Data Recorders to Meet New Regulations and Data Collecting Needs

Operators of aircraft may find they need to upgrade existing FDRs for a variety of reasons.

10/25/2019
Utilizing Flexible FDR Architectures to Meet Upcoming Regulations

Utilizing Flexible FDR Architectures to Meet Upcoming Regulations

This white paper discusses the details of the requirements for an FDR, how they can be built and how Wi-Fi-enabled aircraft can be used to stream FDR data.

03/14/2019
The Financial Impact of Late Delivery and How to Accelerate Your Time-to-Market

The Financial Impact of Late Delivery and How to Accelerate Your Time-to-Market

This white paper discusses the financial impact of late delivery and how to accelerate your time-to-market in the aerospace and defense industry.

02/07/2019
Why is it so Difficult to Design a Flight Recorder?

Why is it so Difficult to Design a Flight Recorder

This white paper details the requirements for an FDR, how they are built, and what options third parties have for streamlining their own FDR developments.

10/23/2018