A High Data Rate Airborne Rotary Recorder with Long Record Time

Abstract

Application of instrumentation recorders for data acquisition in hostile environments has for years been accomplished by means of longitudinal recorders specially designed for that application. DATATAPE Incorporated has been the leader in providing such recorders beginning with its MARS series. Two recent trends have impacted the applicability of these machines: the need for record times longer than can be provided by the longitudinal machines and the trend in the instrumentation industry to utilize digital recording techniques.