Tue, Feb 24, 2009
Rockwell Collins Adds New Components To Existing System
Rockwell Collins announced this week the completion of the first
Pro Line 4 to Pro Line 21 upgrade on a Falcon 50EX by Duncan
Aviation. This major retrofit program first announced in November
2007, uses existing Pro Line 4 equipment along with key Pro Line 21
equipment to provide the upgraded functionality.
"Successfully upgrading and certifying our Pro Line 21 solution
for Falcon 50EX aircraft marks an important milestone for Rockwell
Collins and Duncan Aviation as we work to bring glass cockpit
technology to a growing number of existing aircraft," said Greg
Irmen, vice president and general manager, Business and Regional
Systems for Rockwell Collins. "Falcon 50EX owners and operators can
now experience the added situational awareness and operational
efficiencies that our Pro Line 21 solution offers. We intend to
expand this offering to other platforms in the future as well."
The open architecture of Rockwell Collins systems allows Pro
Line 21 displays to interface with the existing Pro Line 4 avionics
package, utilizing existing sensors, radios and autopilots. The
upgrade provides Pro Line 21 functionality, including: high
resolution Liquid Crystal Displays (LCDs); graphical weather;
electronic charting, with standard instrument departures, STARs,
notices to airmen (NOTAM), approach charts and airport diagrams;
display capability for terrain awareness warning system (TAWS),
radar, traffic collision avoidance system (TCAS), enhanced vision
system (EVS); enhanced maps of geographical and political
boundaries, airspace restrictions and terrain features; and wide
area augmentation system (WAAS) to provision for localizer
performance with vertical guidance (LPV) as a future upgrade.
Duncan Aviation has certified Rockwell Collins Pro Line 21
installations in the following aircraft models: Falcon 50, Hawker
800A, Hawker 800XP and Astra 1125. The company also plans to
complete the Pro Line 4 to Pro Line 21 upgrade on a Falcon 2000
this year.
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