Smiths Industries Flight Data/Cockpit Voice Recorders

This paper is intended to provide an avionics manufacturer’s industry perspective of modern recording and diagnostic monitoring systems for aircraft applications. Smiths Industries Voice And Data Recorder (VADR®) product line combines reliable, rugged, entirely solid-state technology with proven data recording expertise available in a variety of packages. The VADR® product family consists of Cockpit Voice Recorders (CVRs), Flight Data Recorders (FDRs), combined function (CVR & FDR) recorders, and Integrated Data Acquisition And Recorder System (IDARS) and Health and Usage Monitoring Systems (HUMS) equipment. All models are Authorized to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) TSO-C123a and TSO-C124a performance requirements, and also meet the functional and performance standards of European Organization for Civil Aviation Electronics (EUROCAE) ED-55 and ED-56A. The company’s flight data recorders are fitted to over 6,700 military aircraft and became the US Air Force and US Navy standard for all aircraft in 1988. The US Army, US Coast Guard, Federal Aviation Administration, and many civil and allied nations’ military fleets also make extensive use of Smiths Industries recorder products and systems. Compact, light weight, and affordable, the VADR® is applicable to virtually any aircraft, offering a unique advantage to those aircraft previously constrained by the weight and bulk of traditional data recording systems. The VADR® single box solution measures 3.4”H x 4.25”W x 7.5”D (8.6cm x 10.8cm x 19.0cm) and weighs 6.5 to 9.3 pounds (2.9 to 4.2 kilograms), depending upon configuration.

• Record URL:
  http://www.iasa.com.au/folders/Publications/pdf_library/brooks.pdf
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• Corporate Authors:

  National Transportation Safety Board

  490 L'Enfant Plaza, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20594

  International Transportation Safety Association

  Apeldoorn,   Netherlands 
• Authors:
  • Brooks, Jeffrey L
• Conference:
  • Transportation Recording: 2000 and Beyond. International Symposium on Transportation Recorders
  • Location: Arlington VA, United States
  • Date: 1999-5-3 to 1999-5-5
• Publication Date: 1999

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 35-45
• Monograph Title: Proceedings of the International Symposium on Transportation Recorders. Transportation Recording: 2000 and Beyond, May 3-5, 1999, Arlington, Virginia

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aviation safety; Civil aircraft; Cockpits; Flight recorders; Military aircraft; Performance; Products; Standards
• Uncontrolled Terms: Health and usage monitoring system (HUMS); Voice recorders
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01088092
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 30 2008 12:31PM