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High Speed NAS for a Wide-Area Persistent Surveillance Pod
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High Speed NAS for a Wide-Area Persistent Surveillance Pod

A large aerospace systems integrator that manufactures wide-area persistent surveillance systems was challenged with finding a network-attached storage solution to meet their demanding requirements. Learn about the HSR40 NAS solution.

06/20/2019
Instrumenting an Electric Vertical Take Off and Landing Vehicle
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Instrumenting an Electric Vertical Take Off and Landing Vehicle

This case study describes how a manufacturer of an electric VTOL aircraft selected and installed a suitable flight test instrumentation (FTI) system quickly to help meet a rigorous schedule.

03/12/2019
Rugged Recording and Mission Computing on a Tactical Fighter Aircraft
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Rugged Recording and Mission Computing on a Tactical Fighter Aircraft

Tactical Air Support, Inc. needed a cockpit accessible rugged data recorder and a pre-integrated mission computer to upgrade its fleet of F-5AT Tiger II Military supersonic tactical fighters. Read about the solution Curtiss-Wright developed here.

02/05/2019
Bridging Legacy Fiber Channel and Modern Ethernet On-Board A Fighter Aircraft
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Bridging Legacy Fiber Channel and Modern Ethernet On-Board A Fighter Aircraft

This case study discusses how a system architect upgraded a legacy platform with modern data storage and recording while retaining legacy FC sensors. Read about the solution Curtiss-Wright developed.

01/09/2019
Upgrading UAV Automatic Landing Subsystems while Reducing Cost and SWaP
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Upgrading UAV Automatic Landing Subsystems while Reducing Cost and SWaP

A customer wished to move to the latest and greatest technology without having to change pinouts or cables on the aircraft.

11/27/2018
SWaP-Optimized Data Storage, Recording, and Networking Reduces Helicopter Program Risk and Costs
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SWaP-Optimized Data Storage, Recording, and Networking Reduces Helicopter Program Risk and Costs

A leading mission systems integrator sought a data recording and storage device that could capture up to 1 TB of data in a removable drive, easily integrated into their existing mission system, adding minimal weight.

10/01/2018
AWACS Network Upgrade using Modified COTS Helps Shorten Delivery
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AWACS Network Upgrade using Modified COTS Helps Shorten Delivery

An aircraft fleet was undergoing an upgrade of the on-board AEW&C network, they contacted Curtiss-Wright to find a cost-effective yet rugged, quick turnaround solution for multiple processing and communications subsystems.

08/21/2018
Organization Successfully Verifies Object Trajectory Using High Speed Cameras | Curtiss-Wright Defense Solutions
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Organization Successfully Verifies Object Trajectory Using High Speed Cameras

A customer required a high-speed camera that could withstand harsh conditions to gather accurate data confirming position and velocity to validate models in an FTI study. Read about the solution Curtiss-Wright developed here.

06/01/2018
Replacing an Obsolete Custom Flight Data Recorder with an Off-the-Shelf Solution
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Replacing an Obsolete Custom Flight Data Recorder with an Off-the-Shelf Solution

The Flight Data Recorder (FDR) solution for a fleet of aircraft needed to be replaced resulting in the grounding of the fleet. Read about the quick turnaround, off-the-shelf solution we developed here.

05/02/2018
Airborne Modular Mission Processing System Optimized for a Customer Provided Software Suite
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Airborne Modular Mission Processing System Optimized for a Customer Provided Software Suite

A defense organization needed a mission processing system upgrade with a short development time, minimal cost, and capable of running the customer-provided software. Read more about the solution.

09/28/2017
Regional Jet with Custom High Speed Data Acquisition Meets Tight FTI Deadlines
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Regional Jet with Custom High Speed Data Acquisition Meets Tight FTI Deadlines

A flight test organization was tasked with instrumenting a new regional airliner to gather flight test data. Read about the solution Curtiss-Wright provided here.

09/20/2017
Successfully Instrumenting a Regional Jet for Flight Testing with a New Team
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Successfully Instrumenting a Regional Jet for Flight Testing with a New Team

A major aircraft manufacturer needed to plan and operate a flight test campaign for a new regional airliner. Read about the solution Curtiss-Wright developed here.

08/16/2017