User's Manual

AVIATION RECORDERS
COMPONENT MAINTENANCE MANUAL
AIRBUS IRIDIUM SATCOM SYSTEM
FITS AND CLEARANCES
1. GENERAL
This section provides the Airbus Iridium System specifications and outline and dimensions.
Since the recorder uses solid-state memory recording technology, there are no internal fits
and clearances or torque values normally associated with older technology electro-
mechanical tape recorder units.
2. EQUIPMENT SPECIFICATIONS
This section describes the mechanical specifications of the components of the Airbus
Iridium SATCOM System.
A. SATELLITE DATA UNIT (SDU)
This paragraph describes the mechanical specifications of the Satellite Data Unit
(SDU) refer to Figure 801 for an outline of this component.
1) SDU Outline & Dimensions
The SDU is housed in an ARINC 600 2MCU enclosure, which is designed to be
mounted in a standard ARINC 600 mounting tray.
Figure 801. SDU Outline Drawing (dimensions in [millimeters] and inches)
Description and Operation
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