Curtiss-Wright’s also supplies distributed mission recorders that feature multiple chassis and commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) modules, which provide highly customizable, scalable solutions. These recorders’ data acquisition units (DAUs) are compact and lightweight and built to stand up to extremely rugged environments. They are cockpit-mountable, quick access recorders, which provide immediate, easy access to data. They permit data acquisition nodes to be placed within close range of data sources in harsh operating environments, or in avionics bays.