The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has called for the installation of 25-hour cockpit voice recorders at the factory in new aircraft and retrofitting existing airliners. [Credit: Pixabay]
Key Takeaways:
Honeywell and Curtiss-Wright are collaborating on the HCR-25, a new combination cockpit voice recorder (CVR) and flight data recorder (FDR).
The HCR-25 offers 25 hours of recording time, fulfilling a mandate from the 2024 FAA Reauthorization Act.
This development aims to enhance flight safety by ensuring critical data is available for investigations, addressing previous incidents where insufficient recording capacity led to data loss.
Honeywell and Curtiss-Wright corporations announced Tuesday that they are collaborating on developing a combination cockpit voice recorder (CVR) and flight data recorder (FDR) with 25 hours of recording time.
The HCR-25 is now available for certain Boeing and Airbus airliners in response to a mandate from the 2024 FAA Reauthorization Act.
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