Wed, Jul 26, 2006
L-3 Avionics Systems' SkyWatch HP
Collision Avoidance System and Stormscope Model WX-500 will be
included in a new STC for King Air C90s. The STC is being performed
by Garmin International and assisted by Executive Beechcraft of
Kansas City as part of a retrofit program that will encompass the
Garmin G1000 cockpit. The STC is expected to be complete in the
spring of 2007 and will include L-3's SkyWatch HP as standard
equipment and the Stormscope WX-500 as optional equipment within
the STC.
"SkyWatch and Stormscope continue to be the number one choice of
top OEM and retrofit integrators such as Executive Beechcraft,"
said Larry Riddle, vice president of business development. "Like
the King Air C90 series, SkyWatch and Stormscope have a rich
history of providing reliable performance at a reasonable
price."
Over 7,500 SkyWatch and 45,000 Stormscope systems have been
installed in almost every type of aircraft since 1976. The King Air
C90 will benefit from the two systems' instantaneous information
and extended surveillance ranges.
SkyWatch HP is an active surveillance traffic advisory system
that operates as an air-to-air or ground-to-air interrogation
device. After receiving replies to its Mode C type interrogations,
the SkyWatch system computes the responding aircraft's range,
bearing, relative altitude and closure rate, predicting potential
traffic conflicts within a 35 nmi range. Aural traffic alerts are
annunciated through the aircraft's existing audio system and visual
targets are displayed using TCAS symbology onto almost any cockpit
display.
Stormscope Weather Mapping Systems were the first airborne
instruments developed specifically to detect and map thunderstorms
by analyzing the radiated signals of electrical discharges from
storm cells. During the cumulus stage of a thunderstorm, storm
cells are usually precipitation-free, and weather radar is unable
to show activity. Stormscope, by detecting the electrical activity
already present as the storm builds, provides an accurate view of
areas that should be avoided. Stormscope processes both azimuth and
range to determine the location and intensity of dangerous
thunderstorm cells - then presents the findings in real-time.
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