Patent ID: 7634334

Claim:
An aircraft video data recorder (VDR) system to be carried onboard an aircraft, the aircraft video data recorder (VDR) system comprising: a nonvolatile digital memory array; a signal generating device located in the aircraft, the signal generating device being adapted to generate a data signal representing a flight condition of the aircraft; at least one IP encoder for receiving the data signal from the signal generating device, the IP encoder being adapted for convening the data signal to an IP format signal, the IP format signal including data formatted in IP format; an interface for introducing the IP format signal to the nonvolatile digital memory array; and a hardened housing, the hardened housing being adapted to preserve from damage in the event of an aircraft crash the nonvolatile digital memory array, the preserved nonvolatile digital memory array subsequent to an aircraft crash permitting recovery of data from the IP format signal introduced to the nonvolatile digital memory array.