The Wright Angle

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Time to Move to 25-Hour Cockpit Voice Recorders
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Time to Move to 25-Hour Cockpit Voice Recorders

Today, in the U.S., cockpit voice recorders (CVR) used on commercial aircraft are only required to capture and store two hours of audio information.

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Build or Buy: The Strains of Designing a Flight Recorder

Designing a flight recorder (FR) that complies to international standards and crash survivability is very challenging and more expensive than buying one.

12/21/2020
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Types of Flight Recorders and How to Choose the Right One

Commercial airlines often use two types of flight recorders – a flight data recorder (FDR) and a cockpit voice recorder (CVR) – for different functionality.

12/01/2020