ADS-B FDL-978 Series and
Lite Series Installation Manual
Document No. 87343 Rev G
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5-1
SECTION 5
RTCA/DO-160 Environmental Qualifications
U.S. standard units of measure are the primary means of identifying dimensions,
weights, etc. The equivalent metric values may also be shown in brackets (e.g. 1.9
in [48 mm]).
5.1 FDL-978 Equipment and UAT DO-160 Qualification
Conditions
Para
Category (DO-160G)
Temperature and Altitude
4
C4 (-40ºF to +158ºF
[-40ºC to +70ºC])/D/A
Operating Low Temperature
Operating High Temperature
Short-Time Operating Low Temperature
Short-Time Operating High Temperature
Ground Survival Low Temperature
Ground Survival High Temperature
Loss of Cooling
Altitude
Decompression
Overpressure
4.5.2
4.5.4
4.5.1
4.5.3
4.5.1
4.5.3
4.5.5
4.6
4.6.2
4.6.3
-40ºF [-40°C] (C4)
+158ºF [+70°C] (C4)
-40ºF [-40°C] (C4)
+158ºF [+70°C] (C4)
-67°F [-55°C] (C4)
+185°F [+85°C] (C4)
N/A
+50,000ft (D)
+50,000ft (A)
-15,000ft (A)
Temperature Variation
5
B
Humidity
6
A
Shock/Crash Safety
7
B
Vibration
8
S (Zone 1, Curve C) & U2
Explosive Atmosphere
9
N/A
Waterproofness
10
N/A
Fluids Susceptibility
11
N/A
Sand and Dust
12
N/A
Fungus Resistance
13
N/A
Salt Fog
14
S
Magnetic Effect
15
Z
Power Input
16
BB
Voltage Spike
17
A
Audio Frequency Conducted Susceptibility –
Power Inputs
18
Z
Induced Signal Susceptibility
19
AC
Radio Frequency Susceptibility
20
TT
