Fortress Next Generation Cockpit Image, Voice and Flight Data Recorder

Curtiss-Wright's Fortress Next Generation Crash Recorders is fully ED-112A compliant and uses a modular architecture to rapidly accommodate custom interfaces with a lower time, cost and risk overhead than traditional designs. At under 8.5 lbs. including a 90 day ULB, the new Fortress recorders weigh less than early generation solid state recorder alternatives, which helps to significantly reduce fuel cost savings. This breakthrough in weight reduction results from Curtiss-Wright’s decades of expertise in optimizing the crash recorder electronics, materials and manufacturing process. The recorder systems also support dual-redundant CVR/FDR installation to mitigate the risk of mandatory grounding in case of recorder failure.