Wed, Jan 05, 2011
Intended For Older Aircraft With Glass Panel Retrofits
The Test & Measurement Product Group of Astro-Med says it
has been awarded an FAA Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) to
retrofit its ToughWriter 4 Flight Deck Printer into Boeing 767-200,
-300 and -300F Series aircraft. The required modifications and
approval flights were completed by Delta Engineering, headquartered
in New Castle, DE, which obtained the STC.
The ToughWriter 4 flight deck printer includes both ARINC-429
and 10/100BaseT Ethernet ports to connect to Aircraft
Communications Addressing and Reporting Systems (ACARS) and
Electronic Flight Bags. It offers 300 x 600 dot-per-inch printing
resolution, the highest resolution available in a flight deck
printer, providing pilots with crisp, clear printouts of weather
maps, approach plates, electronic charts and other graphical
information. With print speeds up to 5 seconds per page in text
mode, the ToughWriter 4 gives Boeing 767 pilots immediate access to
critical ACARS messages.
"The ToughWriter 4 flight deck printer gives B767 operators the
safety, convenience, and added capabilities that are associated
with modern cockpit printers, including high resolution, graphical
printing," said Tom Carll, Vice President & Worldwide Sales
Director. "This is the first of what we hope will be many
Supplemental Type Certifications for the ToughWriter 4 flight deck
printer as older aircraft are retrofitted with glass displays,
electronic flight bags, and updated CNS/ATM systems."
Mike Natalizia, Astro-Med's Director of Engineering for
Ruggedized Products, added, "The ToughWriter 4 replaces outdated,
legacy flight deck printers, saving airlines a significant amount
of weight. For new printer installations, the ToughWriter 4 gives
pilots the ability to print text messages as well as graphics, and
replaces the heavy flight bags that they used to carry on the
aircraft."
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