Systems and methods for querying flight data from aircraft

A system configured for electronically transferring particular flight data from a fleet of aircraft, the system comprising:

• a particular aircraft included in the fleet of aircraft, wherein the particular aircraft includes:
• (a) a first set of sensors and, wherein the first set of sensors is configured to generate a first set of output signals having a first combined bandwidth exceeding 1 Gb/s, wherein the first set of output signals convey high-bandwidth flight data,
• (b) a second set of sensors and wherein the second set of sensors is configured to generate a second set of output signals having a second combined bandwidth less than 1 Gb/s, wherein the first set of sensors is different from the second set of sensors, wherein the second set of output signals convey low-bandwidth flight data, and
• (c) a set of one or more processors;
• electronic storage configured to electronically store information, wherein the electronic storage is external to the particular aircraft;
• and
• one or more hardware processors configured by machine-readable instructions to:
• receive, from the set of one or more processors included in the particular aircraft, a notification from the particular aircraft that indicates the particular aircraft has transitioned to a non-flight mode of operation but not yet powered down, and that further indicates the particular aircraft has established a communication channel for the electronic transfer of a portion of the low-bandwidth flight data and a portion of the high-bandwidth flight data;
• receive, through the communication channel and from the set of one or more processors included in the particular aircraft, the low-bandwidth flight data from the particular aircraft, wherein the low-bandwidth flight data is based on the second set of output signals;
• determine, by the one or more hardware processors, events of interest that involved the particular aircraft and another aircraft that has been detected during flight, wherein determination of the events of interest is based on the low-bandwidth flight data as received, wherein individual ones of the determined events of interest are characterized by individual sets of one or more event characteristics for the second set of output signals that convey the low-bandwidth flight data, and wherein the individual ones of the determined events of interest are associated with individual sets of timing information;
• generate a request for the particular aircraft based on the determined events of interest, wherein the request is for the particular aircraft to provide at least part of the high-bandwidth flight data that corresponds to the individual ones of the determined events of interest, wherein the request includes the individual sets of timing information that are associated with the individual ones of the determined events of interest;
• electronically transfer, by the one or more hardware processors, the request as generated to the particular aircraft, wherein the request includes the individual sets of timing information that are associated with the individual ones of the determined events of interest;
• as a response to the request, receive, through the communication channel and from the set of one or more processors included in the particular aircraft, the at least part of the high-bandwidth flight data that:
• (i) is based on the first set of output signals, and
• (ii) corresponds to the individual ones of the determined events of interest and the individual sets of timing information that are associated with the individual ones of the determined events of interest;
• and
• store the at least part of the high-bandwidth flight data in the electronic storage.