Wed, Mar 08, 2023
Rebounding Company Announces Shiny New Base Configuration for Popular Helicopters
Enstrom Helicopters has made the jump into the 21st century, now building all 480GB and 280FX helicopters with G500H Txi EFIS displays at minimum.
The base configuration replaces traditional 'steam' gauges, granting a weight bonus and reliability increase along with a boost to situational awareness and safety.
Bill Taylor, Enstrom’s VP of Engineering, said the Txi unit was found to be better than slightly older, manual panels. “Its touch screen interface makes it much quicker and more intuitive to use than the old button and knob systems. That’s less head down and hands off the controls time for increased safety, and quicker training.” Riding alongside the G500 is a Mid-Continent SAM to provide redundant flight instrumentation in a small footprint.
The new layout includes a Howell digital engine instrument system, which includes all the usual engine parameters with the airframe Caution and Advisory System (CAS). The new EIS layout provides more information than before while providing a measure of added redundancy, allowing reversionary mode when needed.
Enstrom finished off the avionics shopping trip, adding in the GTN 750 and 650 TXi to provide transponder and audio functionality. “The ability for the avionics to interface with each other and utilize remote options saves panel space and simplifies operations,” added Taylor. “And the new systems data log, which will make maintenance technician’s jobs much easier.”
The new layout will be available on all new 2023 model Enstrom helicopters, with additional upgrades available.
More News
Very High Frequency The frequency band between 30 and 300 MHz. Portions of this band, 108 to 118 MHz, are used for certain NAVAIDs; 118 to 136 MHz are used for civil air/ground voi>[...]
Aero Linx: Aviation Suppliers Association Established February 25, 1993, the Aviation Suppliers Association (ASA), based in Washington, D.C., is a not-for-profit association, repre>[...]
Have A Story That NEEDS To Be Featured On Aero-News? Here’s How To Submit A Story To Our Team Some of the greatest new stories ANN has ever covered have been submitted by our>[...]
From 2021 (YouTube Version): Colorado Campus Offers aVariety Of Aerospace Entertainment And Education Wings over the Rockies Exploration of Flight is the second location for the Wi>[...]
Also: Paramotor Champ's, Electric Ultralight, ICON BK Update, Burt Rutan at Oshkosh! The Popular Rotorcraft Association is reaching out for help in rebuilding their private runway >[...]