Fri, Nov 10, 2006
L-3 Avionics Systems' Stormscope Surpasses 50,000 Units
Sold
L-3 Avionics Systems tells ANNN that
the company's Stormscope weather mapping system sales have
surpassed 50,000 units sold. The company will be celebrating the
milestone during AOPA Expo.
"Stormscope's accuracy and reliability are still unmatched and
sales continue to be strong," said Larry Riddle, L-3 Avionics
Systems' vice president of business development. "Data-link weather
systems only monitor cloud to ground strikes, which represent just
10 to 20 percent of the entire lightning picture. Stormscope
detects ALL lightning activity and provides the most comprehensive,
real-time thunderstorm depiction available. Many pilots who have
data-link weather also choose to use Stormscope as a complementary
system to enhance safety."
Stormscope systems are particularly useful during the cumulus
and mature stages of a thunderstorm when windshear, turbulence and
lightning are most likely. 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.
L-3 Avionics Systems manufactures several Stormscope models -
from standalone lightning displays to systems that integrate with
MFDs and EFIS - each designed to fit within existing cockpits and
budgets.
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. L-3 acquired the Stormscope line from 3M in the early
1990s and has continued to improve upon the technology with its
current WX-500, WX-950 and WX-1000 models.
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