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Cobham adds SAS for light helicopters
February 23, 2010
Cobham Avionics, specifically the former S-Tec autopilot house in Mineral Wells, Texas, yesterday described the functions, features and financial benefits of its HeliSAS digital two-axis, stability-augmentation and autopilot system (SAS) for light helicopters. Jim Shirey, Cobham Avionics helicopter autopilot product manager, gave $125,000 as the approximate...
moreFor new Sagem CEO, it’s all about customers
February 23, 2010
Larry Alexandre, recently named CEO of Sagem Avionics after five years as COO for Turbomeca USA, acknowledges that he has much to learn about avionics but he insists that the engines and instrumentation businesses have one vital common element–concern for the customer.His goal, as it was at the Safran Group engine manufacturer, is “to instill customer...
moreTrilogy backup offers attitude, altitude, airspeed
February 23, 2010
L-3 Avionics’s Trilogy electronic standby instrument received TSO approval from the FAA for use on Part 27 and Part 29 rotary-wing aircraft, according to the Grand Rapids, Mich.-based company.The L-3 Trilogy, apparently so named because it makes the holy trinity of attitude, altitude and airspeed available to pilots when all else fails, is on display at...
moreHoneywell demos upgrades
February 23, 2010
Honeywell regularly brings its company-owned Eurocopter AS350 (N350FD) to Heli-Expo, and this year is no exception. “The helicopter is certified for experimental and market survey use,” explained Steve Kilbourne, senior test pilot. “We use it for development of Honeywell equipment and demonstrations to customers and potential customers.”In previous years,...
moreAppareo’s units keep watchful eye in cockpit
February 23, 2010
Appareo Systems (Booth No. 3128) is developing a variety of new flight data monitoring (FDM) systems for both aftermarket and OEM installations. The company has received STC approval for its Alerts Vision 1000 system on the Eurocopter AS350B1-3. The lightweight device captures flight data, cockpit imagery and audio and was developed jointly with Eurocopter....
moreGarmin Launches New Helo Products
February 22, 2010
Garmin unveiled the G500H glass avionics system and a terrain awareness and warning system (Taws) for the helicopter market just before Heli-Expo last month. The G500H, a derivative of the G600 and G500 for the fixed-wing market, includes features such as helicopter synthetic vision; helicopter-specific databases, with more than 7,000 heliports and nearly...
moreGarmin introduces glass cockpit for helos
February 22, 2010
Garmin unveiled yesterday at Heli-Expo 2010 the G500H avionics system, specifically for the VFR Part 27 helicopter market.Jim Alpiser, Garmin’s director of aviation aftermarket sales, said the impetus for Garmin’s entry to the helicopter market was essentially one of safety. “We saw a need to better serve, based on news about helicopter accidents,...
moreAvidyne EX600 displays weather and much more
February 22, 2010
Avidyne is touting its EX600 multifunction display (MFD) as a replacement for weather radar indicators in systems from Bendix, Bendix/King and Collins. In addition to radar symbology the EX600 offers a full range of selectable MFD functions with an extensive list of compatible interfaces.The radar indicator replacement targets the legacy Bendix/RDR-1400...
moreUniversal eyes larger rotary world presence
February 21, 2010
Universal Avionics Systems, long known primarily for innovation in fixed-wing flight management systems (FMS) and electronic displays, is in Houston this week seeking to expand an already growing presence in the world of rotorcraft.Robert Clare, director of OEM marketing for Tucson, Ariz.-based Universal, said the company is at Heli-Expo spotlighting two...
moreGulf operators reap benefits of ADS-B
February 21, 2010
Operators using the newly-activated automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) air traffic control and information system in the Gulf of Mexico will likely see flight leg times cut an average of 15 to 25 minutes and individual IFR routes shortened by at least 30 miles, compared to using the old grid ATC system in the Gulf, according to the FAA and...
moreAW works toward common cockpit
February 21, 2010
A preview of what future AgustaWestland helicopter cockpits will look like was seen in the AW149 mockup exhibited at the Paris Airshow last June. The new cockpit approach promises to reduce costs, both in the development phase and in the life cycles of aircraft. The higher degree of cockpit commonality among AgustaWestland models promises to save money on...
moreTopDeck ready for duty aboard Sikorsky S-76D
February 20, 2010
The new TopDeck avionics suite from Thales is set to enter service in about a year on board Sikorsky’s new S-76D, which is due to complete certification in the early part of 2011. But you can see live demonstrations of the integrated system by Sikorsky pilots here at the company’s Heli-Expo exhibit (Booth No. 4536).
“We are the first European company to...
moreSandel H-Taws nears certification
February 20, 2010
Sandel Avionics is concluding certification flight testing of its helicopter-specific terrain awareness warning system and plans delivery of the H-Taws shortly after FAA TSO approval and certification, which is expected by early April.
Company founder and president Gerry Block told AIN that with radio altitude and air data computer inputs it will meet or...
moreAvionics Highlight United Bell 407 Completions
February 20, 2010
A Bell 407, highly customized for air medical operations, is the centerpiece of United Rotorcraft Solutions’ Heli-Expo Booth (No. 1617). It features Chelton synthetic vision and is provisioned for a Chelton autopilot. The completion by the Decatur, Texas, systems integrator is one of two 407s configured for Halo-Flight of Corpus Christi.The avionics suite...
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