Appendix 1 of this ac provides a summary of the changes from rtca do 160c to rtca do 160d, version d to e, version e to f, and f to g. Sections 4 and 5 of rtca do 160 combine an aircrafts cruising altitude with the. Foreword this document was prepared by special committee 5 sc5 and was approved by the rtca program management committee pmc on december 16, 2014. Operational performance specification for crash protected airborne recorder systems, dated. The temperature variation test is combined to include the procedures of the ground survival low temperature, shorttime. Rtca do160g, published by rtca, is the standard that provides. Components sections 4 and 5 from june 1997, and eurocae ed14e rtca do160e. Temperature and altitude testing keystone compliance. Crash safety shock verifies that equipment will not detach from its mountings. The information in the table will assist you in determining if a particular version of rtca do 160 is acceptable. Do160, environmental conditions and test procedures for airborne equipment is a standard. Ac 2116g rtca document do160 versions d, e, f, and g. The temperature and altitude tests determine the performance characteristics of equipment at the applicable categories for the temperatures and altitudes specified in table 4 1 and at the pressures defined in table 4 2.
Ars500c do160g environmental test results churchill. Requirement added for operation of equipment in its most susceptible mode for all environmental tests, not just susceptibility tests. The compliance to these requirements is validated by performing a combined test. Changes from do 160f temperature and altitude testing to do 160g temperature and altitude testing.
For additional guidance on gps equipment, refer to the latest revision of ac 208. The test is not intended to verify the behavior of the equipment in wet or icing conditions. In conducting this test, the test chamber may incorporateread more. The document includes 26 sections and three appendices. Section 4 temperature and altitude section 5 temperature variation section 6 humidity section 7 operational shocks and crash safety section 8 vibration section 9 explosive atmosphere section 10 waterproofness section 11 fluid susceptibility section 12 sand and dust section fungus section 14 saltread more.
Task group chairman on arp5583 section 7, level a system test. The temperature and altitude tests determine the performance characteristics of equipment at the. The faa strongly encourages the use of rtca do 160g for new articles. If you are an applicant installing equipment, you may use rtca do 160, any version, to. Section 7 by niar wsu on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.