Summary
Ten display labels related to the history of the development of the ARL Flight Memory recorder.
The ARL Flight Memory recorder airborne prototype voice plus data recorder unit was invented by Dr David Warren and developed at the Aeronautical Research Laboratories in Melbourne. The wire recording technology was based on a Minifon pocket recorder. The airborne unit was successfully tested on 15 March1962 in Fokker Friendship VH-CAV flown from Essendon airport, Melbourne.
This invention subsequently became colloquially known as the 'black box flight recorder'.
Physical Description
Printed labels on paper, laminated. Tacky masking tape adhesive residues on recto and verso of all pieces.
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Aeronautical Research Laboratories (ARL), 18 Oct 1992
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Inventor
Dr David R. Warren - Aeronautical Research Laboratories (ARL), Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1954-1958
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Aeronautical Research Laboratories (ARL), Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1955-1962
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Keywords
Aeroplanes, Australian Innovations, Flight Memory Recorders, Flight Recorders, Innovation & Design, Labels, Diagrams
