Overview

Lightweight and Compact Recorder. Universal Avionics "CVFDR" includes a line of Cockpit Voice (CVR) and Flight Data (FDR) recorders available in five model options, providing a customized recording solution for your aircraft. The CVFDR offers an independent as well as a combination or "combo" cockpit voice and flight data recording capability, each with an internal Recorder Independent Power Supply (RIPS) option. Weighing less than nine pounds, the lightweight and compact CVFDR is the most advanced and convenient recorder available today. 

The CVFDR provides 120 minutes of cockpit voice and ambient audio recording, as well as 120 minutes of data link messaging recording. It records at least twenty-five hours of flight data recording and interfaces with data downloader tools to allow quick download of data from virtually any aircraft between flights. The unit also features an Ethernet interface for on-aircraft data downloading. 

Its unique internal RIPS option provides a backup power source in the event of a main power failure and allows aircraft to meet the FAA's latest RIPS requirement without the additional size, weight and complexity of an external RIPS unit. Universal's proprietary technology provides these capabilities without the need to maintain internal batteries. 

The CVFDR was developed in compliance with the newest, most rigorous testing and crash survivability standards stipulated by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and other aviation authorities around the world. Operators can now meet all published and emerging regulations for cockpit voice, digital flight data and data link recording with the convenience of a small, lightweight unit.

Product Acronyms

■  CVR: Cockpit Voice Recorder.

■  FDR: Flight Data Recorder.

■  CVFDR: Cockpit Voice/Flight Data Recorder (combination).

■  RIPS: Recorder Independent Power Supply (optional backup power allows the recording of data 10 minutes +/- 1 minute after power fail.

CVFDR Product Models

■  CVFDR-145 - Combined CVR and FDR unit

■  CVFDR-145R - Combined CVR and FDR unit with embedded RIPS

■  CVR-120A - Baseline CVR

■  CVR-120R - CVR with embedded RIPS

■  FDR-25 - Baseline FDR

Specifications

■  Hardware

    •  Size: Height 6.1 in (15.5 cm) ; Width 4.9 in (12.4 cm) ; Depth 8.0 in (20.3 cm)

    •  Weight: 8.8 lbs with RIPS (3.9 kg) ; 8.2 lbs without RIPS (3.7 kg)

    •  Power: 28 Vdc/115 Vac

    •  Mounting: Circular connector, bolt-down mount

■  Recorder Independent Power Supply (RIPS)

    •  Optional backup power allows the CVR to record

    •  data for 10 minutes +/- 1 minute after a power fail

■  Voice/Data Stored In Solid-State Flash Memory

■  Recording Times

    •  120 minutes of cockpit voice and ambient audio

    •  25 hours of flight data (minimum)

    •  120 minutes of data link messaging

■  Maintenance on Condition Yields

■  Lower Cost of Ownership

    •  No requirement for periodic maintenance (excluding ULB)

■  ARINC-757 Compatible Recorded Inputs

    •  Three crew microphones

    •  One area microphone

    •  Helicopter rotor speed

    •  UTC or FSK time

    •  Datalink ARINC 758

■  Bulk Erase Feature

■  ARINC 717 Flight Data Recording

    •  Additional data storage beyond 25 hours

■  Control Unit Options

    •  Dzus mount or remote CCU

■  Test Set

    •  PC-based ramp testing/diagnostic