Summary
Alternative Name(s): 'Black Box' Flight Recorder
Part of the prototype first airborne Aeronautical Research Laboratories (ARL) Flight Memory recorder unit invented by Dr David Warren. The wire recording unit was connected to this crash signal monitor in a separate impact and fire-proof box mounted in the tail of the aircraft. The unit was first flight tested in Fokker Friendship VH-CAV flying from Essendon airport, Melbourne on 23 March 1962.
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
520 mm (Length), 92 mm (Width), 198 mm (Height), 7.65 kg (Weight)
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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
