Not Nearly As Frightening As The Attack Of The Zombies

By Gene Yarbrough

Bendix-King announced a new angle of attack indicator and improvements to existing avionics components at a news conference at AirVenture Monday. Pete Bunce of GAMA endorsed the Angle of Attack Indicator (AOA) as an answer to customer requests for this sensor and an improvement in flight safety through increased situational awareness.

The AOA instrument indicates reserve lift based on pressure differential measured within the a separate pitot-static system. The AOA displays relative angle of attack of the wing regardless of airspeed. Roger Jollis of Bendix-King stated airspeed alone is a poor indication of lift available by the wing due to increasing stall speeds that occur in different flight regimes such as high G maneuvers, slow speed approaches with turns usually encountered on landing approaches. The KLR10 AOA indicator can be mounted on typical glareshields or in the instrument panel, is plumbed to an existing inspection panel cover,  gives both visual and audio cues, and is independent of the aircraft pitot-static system. For the time being the indicator is restricted to experimental use only with certification for Part 23 aircraft in the works. The unit is priced at $1600.00

The new KT74 transponder was on display, the unit features Mode S with ADS-B, is plug and play replacement for KT76A/KT76C/KT78A and is compatible with the KSN770, Garmin WAAS GNS, Freeflight Systems 1201, and NexNav Mini. The unit features the Bendix-King interface. Pricing is $2999.

The newest product from Bendix-King is the KNS770 and KNS765 flight management systems (pictured). The 770 is a GPS/NAV/COM unit, the 765 does not include NAV/COM functions. Both units feature XM WX weather interface and are based on the Bendix-King commercial EPIC/APEX FMS platforms. The 770 is priced at $13,995 and the 765 at $12,995. Bendix-King is offering special pricing discounts until December 13.

MyWingman Software is upgraded to version 1.3 featuring simplified controls, fly-up menus and back button. A useful feature added is smart routing allowing the pilot to enter beginning and end points or waypoints and the unit will determine a flight path based on Victor airways. The flight path can be modified by dragging and dropping and can be done en route.

The company is offering discounts of up to $3000 trade-in for older equipment towards these new systems.

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