Magnetic Tape, Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR), Aircraft
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This is an example of how flight data was stored on flight data recorders from about the 1960s through the 1980s. Magnetic tape has since been replaced by all solid-stated storage devices.
Display Status
This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.
Object Details
Country of Origin
United States of America
Type
AVIONICS
Manufacturer
Loral Data Systems Physical Description
Typical tape reel from flight data of voice stored on magnetic tape.
Dimensions
3-D: 11.4 x 11.4 x 1.3cm (4 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 1/2 in.) Materials
Plastics
Ferrous Alloy
Ink Inventory Number
A19950038000
Credit Line
Gift of Loral Data Systems.
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
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