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A light attack aircraft

Light Attack Aircraft Saves Time with Off-the-shelf Flight Recorder Solution

A tandem-seat, single-turboprop, light attack aircraft operator wanted a modern, easy-to-install, flight recorder with an encryption facility for their fleet.

02/14/2023
Flight Recorder Delivers Weight Savings and Improved Performance

Flight Recorder Delivers Weight Savings and Improved Performance

An intermediate twin-turbine helicopter developed for a wide range of applications required a flight recorder to capture all the data from the avionics suite and meet the relevant EASA and EUROCAE regulations.

08/08/2022
Successful Integration of a Launcher Video Telemetry System Using COTS Equipment

Successful Integration of a Launcher Video Telemetry System Using COTS Equipment

Réaltra was awarded a contract to develop a launcher video telemetry system (LVTS) that will provide the onboard live video telemetry for a launcher that is anticipated to fly in 2021.

11/20/2020
New Commercial Airliner Rapidly Deploys Customizable Mission Recording System

New Commercial Airliner Rapidly Deploys Customizable Mission Recording System

A new aircraft development program wanted to deploy the most modern avionics systems available to ensure the aircraft could compete against the newest on the market.

11/02/2020
Successful COTS Solution for Space Vehicle Onboard Recording & Audio Handling

Successful COTS Solution for Space Vehicle Onboard Recording and Audio Handling

This case study describes how a space vehicle designer was able to rapidly implement a system to collect all of the data from onboard computers and accommodate late changes to requirements.

04/23/2020
Next Generation Data Acquisition System for a Sounding Rocket

Next Generation Data Acquisition System for a Sounding Rocket

Sounding rockets can carry experiments to altitudes that are often unsuitable for balloons and satellites and are much more cost-efficient since they do not require expensive boosters or extended telemetry and tracking coverage.

02/14/2020
Powerful Recorder Solution Meets New Rotorcraft Regulations

Powerful Recorder Solution Meets New Rotorcraft Regulations

This case study describes how a rotorcraft manufacturer upgraded its existing flight data recorders with one designed to accommodate enhanced data acquisition needs and meet current and upcoming regulations.

06/05/2019
5th Generation Fighter Finds Room for Aircraft Monitoring Instrumentation

5th Generation Fighter Finds Room for Aircraft Monitoring Instrumentation

This case study describes how an operator of a 5th generation fighter found room to install aircraft monitoring instrumentation to help examine performance and rapidly identify any future issues.

05/30/2019
Space COTS Approach for New Launcher and Capsule

Space COTS Approach for New Launcher and Capsule

NASA needed to develop a space launch system and a manned capsule to replace its previous vehicles and to meet future plans for deep space exploration, and land people on Mars. Read about the solution Curtiss-Wright developed here.

08/09/2017
Small Launcher Development Flight Instrumentation Avionics Using Space COTS

Small Launcher Development Flight Instrumentation Avionics Using Space COTS

A developer of a small launcher sought a data acquisition solution that could endure harsh conditions, capture and transmit data during flight while also keeping costs to a minimum.

03/30/2017
Flexible COTS Data Capture and Crash Protected Recording for Small Fleets

Flexible COTS Data Capture and Crash Protected Recording for Small Fleets

The introduction of new regulations can become a challenge for fleet operators as non-compliant equipment is potentially very disruptive to continued operations. Having the option of turn-key integration for FDAUs, FDRs, QARs, and associated peripherals.

08/29/2016
Rugged Networked Data Acquisition, Recording & Telemetry for Experimental Re-entry Vehicle

Rugged Networked Data Acquisition, Recording & Telemetry for Experimental Re-entry Vehicle

Curtiss-Wright was selected to provide its COTS data acquisition, networking and recording systems to the European Space Agency for the IXV which are qualified to meet requirements for space equipment such as radiation tolerance and high reliability.

03/12/2015