Flight Data Recorders designed after about 1990 used all solid state recording, which had no moving parts and was better able to survive the effects of a crash. This is an unflown example of such a storage device.
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
Circuit board with 18 integrated circuits and 55 discrete componenets; ribbon wire harness with connectors on each end; serial # labels and inspection labels included; silk scrowl assembly number.
Dimensions
3-D (Overall): 27 × 7.1 × 1cm (10 5/8 × 2 13/16 × 3/8 in.)
3-D (Circuit Board): 7.6 × 6.6cm (3 in. × 2 5/8 in.)
3-D (Wire Assembly): 20.3 × 6.4cm (8 in. × 2 1/2 in.)
Materials
Plastics
Electrical Wiring
Silicon
Ink
Adhesive Tape
Non-Magnetic Metals
Inventory Number
A19950039000
Credit Line
Gift of Loral Data Systems.
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
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