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The Lightest All-In One Recording Solution

The Lightest All-In One Recording Solution

The Lightest All-In One Recording Solution

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Overview: The document introduces the HENSOLDT Lightweight Crash Recorder (LCR) combined with the KAPPA FE 320 LCR camera, designed for light aircraft, helicopters, and UAVs. It highlights the system's capabilities in acquiring and recording flight data, cockpit voices, and images into a Crash Protected Memory (CPM).
Key Features:
  • The system consists of two Line Replaceable Units (LRUs) and is easy to install for both new and existing aircraft.
  • It provides direct access to maintenance data post-flight and supports data analysis for debriefing and accident investigation.
  • The SferiRec® LCR is the lightest recorder on the market, weighing 1 kilogram, and integrates all acquisition and recording functions into a single unit.
  • It includes internal sensors such as a microphone, gyroscope, g-sensors, air pressure and temperature sensors, and a GPS receiver.
  • The KAPPA FE 320 LCR camera offers Full HD video, HDR quality, and is designed for extreme light conditions with a modular housing design.
Regulatory Compliance: The system meets new EU regulations for in-flight recording, applicable to commercially operated aircraft, turbine-engined aeroplanes or helicopters with a Maximum Certified Take-Off Mass (MCTOM) of 2,250 kg or more, and aeroplanes with more than 9 passenger seats. It complies with ICAO Annex 6, EASA ED Decision 2019/019/R, and SC-VTOL requirements.
Experience and Certification:
  • HENSOLDT has over 35 years of experience in crash recorder technology, with more than 1000 units delivered across various platforms.
  • KAPPA has 40 years of experience in camera and vision systems, meeting safety requirements and certifications such as DO-254, DO-178, DO-160, and MIL STD 810/704.
Contact Information: For further inquiries, contact Hensoldt Sensors GmbH or Kappa optronics GmbH at their respective addresses and communication channels provided in the document.
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The Lightest All-In-One Recording Solution The HENSOLDT Lightweight Crash Recorder (LCR) combined with the high-performance KAPPA FE 320 LCR camera for light aircraft, helicopters and UAVs

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All-in-One Lightweight Easy Retrofit Solution Two brands – One powerful Solution The HENSOLDT SferiRec ® LCR together with the KAPPA FE 320 LCR camera • Acquiring and recording of flight data with high-quality cockpit voices and images (4 frames per second, full HD resolution) into the Crash Protected Memory (CPM) • Consisting of only two Line Replaceable Units (LRUs) and easy to install (forward-fit and retrofit) • Accessing maintenance data directly after the flight • Analysing and evaluating of data for debriefing and

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Smart Maintenance SC-VTOL Training & Debriefing New EU regulations You are an aircraft manufacturer, an aircraft operator, a flight school or a pilot, your platforms will need to be equipped with in-flight recording if: • they are commercially operated (CAT or SPO) • it is a turbine-engined aeroplane or helicopter with a Maximum Certified Take-Off Mass (MCTOM) of 2.250 kg or more • it is an aeroplane having a Maximum Operational Passenger Seating Configuration (MOPSC) of more than 9 passengers • Meeting ICAO Annex 6, EASA ED Decision 2019/019/R and SC-VTOL implementa

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Combined Recording HENSOLDT has 35+ years of experience in designing, producing and delivering crash recorders. Lightest recorder on the market weighing 1 kilogram / 2.2 lbs. More than 1000 crash recorders of various types have already been produced and delivered for fixedwing, rotary-wing and UAV platforms. HENSOLDT holds a number of important patents in this field. In particular, HENSOLDT has developed unique and leading-edge know-how in the miniaturization of certified crash-survivable memory units. • Unites all acquisition and recording functions in one single box: cockpit voice-, cockpit image-,...

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Image Acquisition KAPPA has 40 years of experience with cameras and vision systems in rugged and certifiable design for anything that drives or flies. The FE 320 LCR cockpit image data camera provides FullHD 1080p, Ethernet IP and H.264 compression, perfectly attuned to the SferiRec ® LCR: HDR video quality under extreme light conditions, frame rate adjustments, distortion-free images at wide field of view, and uninterrupted, digitally stabilized video streaming even under heavy aircraft vibrations. We ensure maximum performance of higher level systems with innovative solutions for day and night...

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Contacts Hensoldt Sensors GmbH Graf-von-Soden-Straße 88090 Immenstaad Germany T: +49 7545 934-0 E: [email protected] www.hensoldt.net/products/avionics Kappa optronics GmbH Headquarters Kleines Feld 6 37130 Gleichen Germany T: +49 5508 974-0 E: [email protected] www.kappa-optronics.com This document is not contractual. Subject to change without notice. Copyright © 2020 HENSOLDT / KAPPA. HENSOLDT, KAPPA, their logos and the product names are registered trademarks. All rights reserved. 11/2

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