Hypersonic platforms provide a challenge for flight test campaigns due to the application’s flight profiles and environments.

Designers of high-performance embedded computing modules and systems must understand the technical considerations required to realize the true benefits of 100G technology fully.

Curtiss-Wright has developed Fabric100, a complete end-to-end ecosystem that features 100 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) connectivity between rugged OpenVPX modules and system components.

A company that was developing their own hypersonic vehicle for use as a technology test bed wanted a flight test instrumentation (FTI), recording, and transmission system.

This white paper discusses the challenges faced by hypersonic vehicles and proposes how flight test instrumentation (FTI) can aid in overcoming the challenges.