Cockpit Video Recorders (CVR)
These are REAL Cockpit Video Recordings (Not to be confused with the real-world Cockpit Voice Recorders). In order to view these, click on the link to download. You must have WinZip or a similar extraction program. Unzip the file. Take the ***.vid and place it in your main /flightsim98/video directory. Then, go into Flight Sim. Under the "Options" tab, click on "Flight Video". Select the CVR you want to watch. Enjoy!
Incident occurred 02/22/99 at Corpus Christi, Texas. Aircraft: 727-227 with 117 passengers and crew members uninjured. Flight diverted 57nm inbound to KCRP due to a #3 engine failure. Landed safely at KCRP.
VTSB Released CVR's-
Incident occurred 03/05/99 at Steamboat Springs, Colorado. Aircraft: Dornier 328 with 1 pilot sustaining serious injuries. Flight impacted a mountain about 5nm from Hayden VOR.
The CVR is equipped with an Underwater Locator Beacon (ULB) to assist in locating in the event of an overwater accident. The device called a "pinger", is activated when the recorder is immersed in water. It transmits an acoustical signal on 37.5 KHz that can be detected with a special receiver. The beacon can transmit from depths down to 14,000 feet.
Following an accident, the recorder is immediately removed from the accident site and transported to VTSB headquarters in Washington D.C. for processing. The Investigator-in-Charge uses this information as one of many tools to help the Safety Board determine the Probable Cause of the accident.
The Cockpit Video (Voice) Recorder
Time recorded .......................... 30 min continuous, 2 hours for solid state digital units
Number of channels ................. 4
Impact tolerance ...................... 3400 Gs /6.5ms
Fire resistance .......................... 1100 deg C /30 min
Water pressure resistance ........ submerged 20,000 ft
Underwater locator beacon ...... 37.5 KHz
Battery: 6yr shelf life
30 day operation
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