UfukAvio: CTech’s ED-112A compliant black box family
Quick answer: UfukAvio is CTech’s family of flight recording equipment for aviation platforms. Its main product, the UfukAvio-CVFDR, is a combined Cockpit Voice and Flight Data Recorder that stores cockpit audio and flight data in crash-protected memory. The unit was developed to the international ED-112A standard and carries 64 GB of impact-resistant memory. The family is completed by the UfukAvio-DAU, a data acquisition unit with 48 inputs that collects analogue and discrete signals from the aircraft and feeds them to the recorder. The company’s references page lists subsystem work for the HURJET jet trainer and the KAAN national combat aircraft.
What does the CVFDR do?
Flight recorders are the primary, impartial data source of accident and serious-incident investigations. The UfukAvio-CVFDR combines the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) and flight data recorder (FDR) functions in a single body. The recordings are held in memory protected to survive severe impact, fire and pressure after a crash; the orange casing helps the unit be found quickly in a debris field, and the underwater locator beacon (ULB) on the device eases wreckage searches after a water impact. According to the official page, the system integrates easily onto different air platforms and ships with a software tool for downloading the recorded data.
Technical specifications
| Feature | UfukAvio-CVFDR |
|---|---|
| Standards | EUROCAE ED-112A, MIL-STD-810G, MIL-STD-461G, DO-160G |
| Memory | 64 GB, impact-resistant |
| Audio interface | 4 channels (including the cockpit area microphone) |
| Data interfaces | 8 RX / 1 TX ARINC-429, RS-485 (external DAU), discrete I/O |
| Ground connection | 1 Gbps Ethernet (configuration and data download) |
| Locator | ULB (underwater locator beacon) |
DAU: the recorder’s data source
In older avionics architectures, flight parameters are not always available on a digital data bus. The UfukAvio-DAU gathers the analogue and discrete inputs it receives from the aircraft and forwards them to the CVFDR. The unit carries 48 analogue/digital inputs that can be configured as single-ended or differential, with the collected data passed to the recorder over an RS-485 line. This allows legacy platforms to be brought up to international recording standards as well. The C-130 avionics reference described in CTech’s corporate profile is one example of such modernisation work.
Which platforms are targeted?
The company states that UfukAvio products can be integrated onto various fixed- and rotary-wing platforms; its promotional visuals use HURJET and KAAN silhouettes, and the references page lists subsystem work for both aircraft. Which configuration flies on which platform is not officially disclosed. Together with the company’s UfukLink data links and SkyARX satellite terminals, the recorders round out CTech’s airborne platform electronics portfolio.
What does ED-112A compliance mean?
EUROCAE ED-112A is the international reference document defining the crash-survivability and recording qualities of flight recorder systems; civil and military certification authorities assess recorders against this framework. The UfukAvio-CVFDR’s qualification against ED-112A along with the MIL-STD-810G environmental, MIL-STD-461G electromagnetic and DO-160G airborne equipment standards allows the product to be a candidate for both military and civil platform programmes. Domestic solutions in this class remain scarce in Turkey, and in programmes where recorders have been sourced from abroad, UfukAvio positions itself as the national alternative. Serial production and delivery quantities are not officially disclosed.
Frequently asked questions
What is the UfukAvio-CVFDR?
It is an ED-112A-compliant combined recorder that stores cockpit audio and flight data in crash-protected memory.
Is a CVFDR the same as a black box?
Yes; it is the modern form of the device popularly called a black box, combining voice and data recording in one body. The casing is orange for findability.
Does the CVFDR work without a DAU?
It works on platforms with a digital data bus; the 48-input DAU steps in when analogue signals need to be recorded.
On which aircraft is UfukAvio used?
Not officially disclosed. HURJET and KAAN visuals are used in promotions, and the references page lists subsystem work for the two platforms.
How are the recordings downloaded?
Configuration and data download are handled through the software tool supplied with the device and its 1 Gbps Ethernet interface.
Sources and verification note
The technical information was taken from the company’s official product pages; the platform associations were limited strictly to the company’s own reference and promotional content. No definitive user claims were made, as inventory information has not been disclosed.
- https://ctech.com.tr/urun/ufukavio-cvfdr/ (Accessed: 13 August 2026)
- https://ctech.com.tr/urun/ufukavio-dau/ (Accessed: 13 August 2026)
- https://ctech.com.tr/referanslarimiz/ (Accessed: 13 August 2026)
