Features Rockwell Collins Pro Line Fusion Avionics
Big news from NBAA 2007, as Monday Bombardier unveiled its new
Global Vision flight deck for Global 5000 and Global Express XRS
aircraft, at the Bombardier Static Pavilion at Fulton County
Airport.
London Air Services, a leading charter service provider based in
Vancouver, Canada, will be the first customer to receive the Global
Vision flight deck.
Bombardier tells ANN leading edge design merges with advanced
technology to deliver a completely new flight deck experience. The
latest in technological advancements from Rockwell Collins -- the
new Pro Line Fusion avionics suite -- is paired with superior
design aesthetics from world-renowned design consultancy firm
Design Q, to create the ultimate flight control environment.
The Global Vision flight deck, scheduled for certification in
the third quarter of 2010 and entry in service in 2011, will
provide Global aircraft pilots with an unprecedented level of
situational awareness and comfort.
"The Global Vision flight deck is a prime example of
Bombardier's commitment to invest in our product platforms and
offer our customers aircraft that deliver superior performance,
reliability and value," said Pierre Gabriel Cote, president,
Bombardier Business Aircraft. "Bombardier Global aircraft embody
the foresight and visionary thinking of Bombardier Aerospace. The
new Global Vision flight deck brings the advanced technology and
superior design elements already present in the aircraft's
luxurious cabin and sleek exterior to the cockpit, providing a
truly seamless experience whether you are viewing the jet from the
outside, working or relaxing in the cabin or in command of the
controls."
The new Pro Line Fusion -- Rockwell
Collins' most advanced avionics suite technology -- makes its debut
on the Global Vision flight deck. Pro Line Fusion provides an
integrated flight deck to ensure interoperability between systems
and overall increased efficiency. The avionics suite features four
high resolution 15-inch diagonal active matrix liquid crystal
displays working in concert with the Head-up Guidance System
(HGS(R)), personalized formats of display information, electronic
checklist, maps with graphical flight planning, integrated cursor
control panel, paperless operation enabled by dual electronics
charts, future air navigation system, controller-pilot datalink
communication and MultiScan weather detection system, synthetic
vision system and Bombardier Enhanced Vision System (BEVS).
The all-new BEVS, featuring the new CMA-2700, -- CMC
Electronics' third-generation SureSight I-Series integrated sensor
system for enhanced flight vision system applications -- will
provide pilots with significantly improved situational awareness
and the ability to observe runway lights and the runway environment
in difficult operating conditions, such as low visibility and
darkness. BEVS also offers lower approach minimums under certain
situations.
In addition to an abundance of high-tech features, the Global
Vision flight deck area is also designed to maximize ergonomic
function and styled with the same attention to detail and high
quality materials used throughout the cabin: luxurious leathers and
suedes, brushed chrome and carbon-fiber accents to create an
entirely new flight command experience and a wider-looking flight
deck.
Adding to the comfort of the cockpit environment, map lighting
and sunvisors are positioned where they are most effective, and
storage space within the pilots' reach has been increased and
designed to integrate smoothly into the flight deck area. A darker
colour scheme and redesigned seats for both the pilot and co-pilot,
which feature carbon-fiber, leather and sheepskin, provide an
overall sense of comfort and warmth.
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