Wed, Oct 14, 2009
Production Approval Received From FAA
Honeywell
announced Tuesday that its latest Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning
System (EGPWS) for helicopters has received technical design and
production approval from the FAA.
"Honeywell's technology ensures that all helicopter pilots can
have EGPWS in their cockpits today to help avoid terrain and
obstacles such as towers," said TK Kallenbach, Honeywell Vice
President, Program Management. "Our EGPWS systems are specifically
engineered for rotary-wing operation and helicopter flight
characteristics, and will make helicopters equipped with this
technology much safer."
The FAA recently released certification standards for Helicopter
Terrain Awareness and Warning Systems (HTAWS) and Honeywell's Mark
XXI and XXII Helicopter EGPWS are the first to receive approval
that meets the new standard from the FAA.
"Honeywell's Helicopter EGPWS provides superior and potentially
life-saving information for flight crews, even when flying in
changing weather with poor visibility, in rough terrain, or at low
altitudes," Kallenbach said. "More than 1,300 helicopters are
already flying with our EGPWS and there have been no controlled
flight into terrain (CFIT) incidents with an operational Honeywell
EGPWS system on board."
Honeywell's safety systems for helicopters address the
challenges of traffic, terrain and weather, helping to ensure safe
flight and guard against Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT),
weather related hazards, and collisions with obstacles and other
aircraft. Honeywell, which produced the first terrain avoidance
system for commercial aircraft, produces a full range of aircraft
equipment, from engines, auxiliary power units and other mechanical
systems to Health Usage Monitoring Systems (HUMS) and avionics.
Additionally, Honeywell produces the Integrated Primary Flight
Display synthetic vision system.
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