Abstract: A system of cameras onboard an aircraft including a camera assembly and a video data management assembly is disclosed herein. The camera assembly is modified to aid the pilots of an aircraft by providing a continuous visual stream of different sections of the aircraft. The visual aid provided to the pilots from the camera assembly will aid the pilots in identifying problems and solutions in the event of an emergency. The system for cameras onboard an aircraft further includes a video data management computer is modified to record and store the date being streamed from the cameras located on the aircraft to a computer. Additionally, the video selector unit is adapted to allow the pilots to switch between different views of the cameras. Furthermore, the video data management computer will stream the video feed of the cockpit camera to maintenance control of the aircraft in the event of an emergency.