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FA5300 Modular Airborne Data Recorder / Acquisition System (MADRAS)

The FA5300 Modular Airborne Data Recorder / Acquisition System (MADRAS) is a highly reliable, modular airborne data recorder, capable of high-speed recording of data and audio critical for reports and flight assessments.

An Acron Aviation FA5300 Modular Airborne Data Recorder / Acquisition System
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Product overview

The FA5300 provides a highly dependable and configurable high-speed recording and data storage. It provides operators with the ability to customize data acquisition and inputs/outputs specific to each individual aircraft. It also has optional voice recording capability.

Offering 2 hours of audio recorders and 25 hours of flight date recording, the FA5300 provides greater than 25,000 MTBF, reducing operational costs and repairs to a minimum. The MADRAS family provides operators with the ability to quickly download and analyze flight data for safety and preventative maintenance investigations, enabling operators to analyze Flight Data Monitoring (FDM)/ Flight Operations Quality Assurance (FOQA) supporting airlines Standard Operating Procedures (SOP).

  • Customize data acquisition for each aircraft
  • A single LRU provides flight data acquisition, data recording and optional voice recording
  • Meets needs of both civil and military operators

Key features

  • Designed for high-performance aircraft and specialized applications, Acron Aviation’s FA5300 MADRAS provides high-speed recording or data and audio critical for reports and flight assessments
  • The FA5300 records up to 2,048 words-per-second (wps) for a minimum of 25 hours, and has the capability to record four channels of high-quality audio for up to two hours. In addition, the FA5300 is able to record data over the ARINC 664 bus
  • Control units, microphones, accelerometers and installation accessories are also available for aircraft in need of tailored recording solutions
  • The MADRAS family provides operators with the ability to quickly download and analyze flight data for safety and preventative maintenance investigations. The units share the same common ground support equipment as the FA2100 Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) and Flight Data Recorder (FDR). This data helps accident investigators as well as provides thousands of parameters of data able for Flight Data Monitoring (FDM)/ Flight Operations Quality Assurance (FOQA) supporting airlines Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)

Specifications

Physical

  • Height: 6.57 in. (167 mm)
  • Width: 5.0 in. (12.70 cm)
  • Depth: 12.23 in. (310.6 mm)
  • Weight: 8.5 lb. (3.9 kg); add 1.7 lbs. (0.8 kg) with RIPS

Power

  • Requirements: 28 VDC 

Recording

  • Time 25 hrs. of flight data storage (minimum) and 120 min. high-quality audio
  • Channels: 4 audio input channels, 1 data link channel and up to 64 virtual links over the ARINC 664 bus

Connectors

  • Main: Three MIL-DTL38999 connectors

Environmental

  • Temperature: Operating -55 °C to +70 °C / Non-operating -55 °C to +85 °C
  • Altitude: Operating: -1,000 ft. to 55,000 ft
  • Vibration: Standard and robust levels
  • Penetration: ED-112: 500 lb./10 ft./¼-in. probe
  • Static Crush: ED-112: 5,000 lb.
  • Fire Protection: ED-112: 50,000 BTU/sq. ft./hr. for 60 min. at 1100 °C; 10 hrs. at 260 °C
  • Impact: ED-112: 3,400 G, 6.5 ms, half sine shock wave

Certification

  • Product: FAA TSO-C121, C123b, C124b, C155a and C177
  • Company: ISO 9001:2008 and AS9100:2009 Rev. C Certified
  • Regulatory: EUROCAE MOPS, ED-112, RTCA/DO-160G, RTCA/DO-178B, DO-254
  • Industry: ARINC 429, 664, 717, 747, 757, 757A

Additional features

  • Underwater Acoustic Beacon: Six-year battery and bracket supplied with unit
  • Analog: Up to 37* single-ended or 18* differential
  • Discrete: Up to 37* shunt or series
  • Synchro: Up to 4*
  • Frequency: Up to 4*
  • ARINC 429: 8, high- or low-speed
  • ARINC 664: Twisted pair or fiber optic
  • *Analog, Discrete, Synchro and Frequency channels share configurable inputs

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