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36. A wireless dual flight data video recorder apparatus with satellite network

connectivity and method for streaming remote backup for flight data redundancy, real

time video monitoring, streaming, remote backup, and perseveration of critical flight

data, comprising:

a cockpit voice recorder (8), flotation system (10), intelligent solar panel (11),

emergency locator transmitter (12), cockpit network video recorder (14) deployable/

ejectable flight data recorder, for recording flight data including cockpit voice recorder

and for ejecting from the aircraft in the event of a crash;

an ejection sensor system, for causing the flight data recorder to automatically

deploy or eject from the aircraft in the event of a crash, rigidly connected to said

wireless /ejectable flight data recorder;

a cockpit voice recorder, for recording communications and controls within the

cockpit of the aircraft, rigidly connected to said wireless /ejectable flight data recorder;

a flotation system, for flotation and enabling the flight data recorder to float on

water in the event of a crash, rigidly connected to said wireless/ejectable flight data

recorder;

a wireless satellite network interface, for providing satellite communications

connectivity between the quick access recorder and a wireless data link to the remote

data center;

a quick access recorder, for providing quick access to raw fight data from the

apparatus through means such as a USB or cellular network connection and/or the use

of standard flash memory cards and for wireless data communications for the storage

and access of flight data, respectively connected to said wireless satellite network

Interface, and effectively connected to said deployable ejectable flight data recorder;

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