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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
Fortress 757 Multi Purpose Flight Recorder 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) CVR - analog audio, 1 area mic, 3 crew channels, 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
Fortress Data Acquisition Flight Recorder (DAFR) Next Generation Voice and Flight Data Recorder 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) AIR - HD 1080p resolution, 16FPS via 100Mbps Ethernet, Up to 4 ARINC 429 or Dual redundant ARINC 664 p7, DLR - ARINC 664 p7, CVR - analog audio, 1 area mic, 3 crew channels
Fortress OEM Multi Purpose Flight Recorder 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
Fortress HUMS Fortress HUMS (Health Usage Monitoring) FDR: 25 hours, CVR: 25 hours, 4 channels 25 hours 2 hours, 2 channels (needs external ethernet switch to support 2 into 1 requirement) DLR - ARINC 429, CVR - analog audio, 1 area mic, 3 crew channels, 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
Fortress Crash Protected Memory Module Crash Protected Memory 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, 16FPS via 100Mbps Ethernet, Partitioning and segregation to ED-112A, 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
MPFR Multi Purpose Flight Recorder MPFR Multi Purpose Flight Recorder CVR: 2 hours, 4 channels, FDR: 25 hours 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
EMPFR Enhanced Multi Purpose Flight Recorder EMPFR Enhanced Multi Purpose Flight Recorder CVR: 2 hours, 4 channels, FDR: 25 hours 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
DAFR Data Acquisition Flight Recorder DAFR Data Acquisition Flight Recorder CVR: 2 hours, 4 channels, FDR: 25 hours 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
Cockpit Voice and Flight Data Recorder System Cockpit Voice and Flight Data Recorder System CVR: 2 hours, 4 channels, FDR: 25 hours None None CVR - analog audio, 1 area mic, 3 crew channels, FDR - ARINC 717 at rates of 64, 128, 256 and 512 words per second, Extensive additional data acquisition via FDAU
EFDMU - Flexible ARINC-600 Data Management Solutions EFDMU (Enhanced Flight Data Management Unit) - Flexible ARINC-600 Data Management Solutions Not Applicable Not Applicable Not Applicable Extensive
Flight Recorder Services Flight Data Recorder Services and Training Not Applicable Not Applicable Not Applicable Not Applicable
High Definition Internal Avionics Camera CAMHD-C - 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
CPQAR Cockpit Panel Quick Access Recorder CPQAR Cockpit Panel Quick Access Recorder None None None ARINC 573/717/429 FDR compatible
PGS Replay and Analysis Software PGS Replay and Analysis Software Not Applicable Not Applicable Not Applicable Not Applicable
FDAU - Flight Data Management Unit FDAU - Flight Data Management Unit Not Applicable Not Applicable Not Applicable Extensive

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