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The GAU2000 Flight Recorder is only installed on Polar 5 research aircraft.


Summary

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The Radar Altimeter measures the flying altitude over ground below 2500ft.

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ManufacturerHoneywell
ModelKRA 405B
Serial No.n/a
Typealtimeter



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Contacts

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Available Devices and Specifications

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Specifications of Radar Altimeter KRA 405B (without mounting)

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|| Dimension (L x W x H)| 280 x 76 x 89 mm ||
|| Weight | 1.4 kg||
|| Power Supply| 28 VDC ||
|| Data interface | analogue data (V) and digital ARINC 429||

Position

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The radar antennas are installed at the fuselage and the instrument is installed in the cockpit.



Data logging, storage and archiving

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ParameterSensor Output TypeUnit
radar altitude rawvoltageV
radar altitudealtitudem


Rawdata storage on board

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During flight KRA 405B data are stored within the aircraft onboard DMS system.

Data archiving on land

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After the flight KRA 405B data are accessible via the land system of the aircraft data managment system (DMS).

DMS

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|| Module name| B700 Avionics||
|| Device name | Radar Altimeter||
|| Parameters | ErrorText; Radar Altitude Raw \[V\]; Status ||


Documentation

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Also see https://sensor.awi.de/ for calibration certificates of the sensors.