TL elektronic, based in the Czech Republic has just launched a crash & fire-protected solid-state flight recorder weighing 750 grams (1.65lbs), which is claimed to be the smallest available recorder on the market.The company participates in the investigation of several Aircraft accident each year and experience has shown that knowing the flight parameters is a key component to understanding the cause of an accident.
This recorder will give investigators the flight data information crucial to their investigations. The availability of this recorded data and subsequent reporting will provide a significant enhancement to flight safety, benefiting pilots, engines and airframes along the way.
Investigators from all over the world travel to TL’s offices to obtain this recorded data. The parameters are stored from tens of thousands of the company’s instruments in operation around the world. They use the data to help clarify the reasons for fatal accidents. It has been noted that the measured parameters often differ from the testimony of people who witness tragic accidents.
Regrettably with the advent of composite aircraft accidents sometimes result in a total hull loss due to fire. These fires invariably destroy the instruments recording the parameters.
As a result, during the course of this years air show season the company has officially unveiled a solid-state crash and fire protected Flight Recorder with parameters equivalent to aviation standards. For a fraction of the price , this Flight Recorder will interface with integrated systems and safely records all flight and engine parameters on manned flights, as well as currently expanding unmanned flights by UAS.
Source: Press Release