The Solid-State Flight Data Recorder (SSFDR) combines the extremely high reliability of integrated circuit memory technology with the most advanced protective enclosure in the industry. This equipment fully satisfies the most recent FAA and EUROCAE Minimum Operational Performance Requirements (MOPR) for Flight Data Recorders used on commercial air transport aircraft.
The SSFDR is the most modern available, incorporating the latest interface characteristics defined in ARINC Project Paper 747. Aircraft interfaces include one (1) ARINC-717 Harvard Bi-Phase input for receiving flight data from the aircraft's Flight Data Acquisition Unit (FDAU).
The SSFDR has been designed to achieve a high degree of reliability, as well as facilitating simplified maintenance and minimal component sparing over competing models.
The SSFDR utilizes a modular crash survivable memory unit (CSMU) for protection of the solid-state flight data recording memory. The CSMU retains the most recent 25 hours of digital flight data and timing information. The SSFDR can be configured for 64 words per second (1X), 128 words per second (2X), or 256 words per second (4X) data recording.
The SSFDR has been designed to achieve a high degree of reliability, as well as facilitating simplified maintenance and minimal component sparing over competing models.