Summary
Alternative Name(s): 'Black Box' Flight Recorder
Ground-based unit for the prototype airborne ARL Flight Memory recorder unit invented by Dr David Warren. This unit is a playback station for separating cockpit speech and instrument reading recordings. The unit was first flight tested on 23 March 1962 on Fokker Friendship VH-CAV flying from Essendon airport.
This invention subsequently became colloquially known as the 'black box flight recorder'.
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Aeronautical Research Laboratories (ARL), 18 Oct 1982
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Manufacturer
Aeronautical Research Laboratories (ARL), Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1962
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Inventor
Dr David R. Warren - Aeronautical Research Laboratories (ARL), Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1962
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Overall Dimensions
480 mm (Length), 238 mm (Width), 345 mm (Height), 16.05 kg (Weight)
Height includes leather carrying handle on top. Case itself measures 330 mm H.
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References
[Article] Mirfield, Theon ('Tich') N. & Warren, D.R. 1964. Miniature Wire Recording Decks with Limited Memory. AJIT. Vol.20 (No.2): pp.94-100., May 1964, pp.94-100 Pages
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Keywords
Aeroplanes, Australian Innovations, Flight Memory Recorders, Flight Recorders, Innovation & Design
