Symphony Aircraft Showcases First Two-Seat Aircraft With
Entegra IFD at AirVenture 2005
Avidyne Corporation is making a justifiably big deal out of the
AirVenture 2005 premiere of Symphony Aircraft Industries Symphony
SA 160, the first two-seat aircraft equipped with Avidyne’s
Entegra integrated flight deck. Symphony Aircraft is featuring the
first Entegra-equipped SA 160 at its booth during the show.
The Entegra system for the Symphony 160 aircraft consists of two
10.4-inch diagonal, high-resolution, sunlight-readable displays,
including an EXP5000 primary flight display (PFD) with integrated
solid-state air data and attitude/heading reference system (ADAHRS)
and primary engine instruments. The EX5000 multi-function display
(MFD) in the Symphony 160 provides a full-featured moving map and
comes standard with the EMax™ Engine Instrumentation system.
Options include XM WX weather and Avidyne’s exclusive
MultiLink™ datalink graphical weather, and FlightCenter
services providing flight tracking and two-way text messaging
capabilities. Additional options include an autopilot with
integrated Flight Director, autopilot mode annunciators and
integrated altitude pre-selector on the EXP5000, and CMax™
Jeppesen JeppView® electronic chart display.
“Our mission is to reinvigorate the 2-place market by
offering, among other things, advanced technologies not previously
available in this class of aircraft. The Avidyne Entegra system is
the centerpiece of the new generation SA 160. Thanks to the hard
work and the spirit of partnership between Symphony and Avidyne, we
are proudly featuring the new standard in 2-Place aircraft at this
show. One look at this exceptional aircraft is all that it will
take to convince anyone that the renaissance in general aviation
continues.”
“At Oshkosh this year, pilots, flight school directors and
flight instructors have a great opportunity to get a close look at
the Entegra-equipped Symphony 160,” said Mark Sandeen,
Avidyne vice president of sales and marketing. “With Entegra,
the Symphony 160 features the de facto standard for integrated
flight decks in new training and recreational aircraft.”
The Symphony 160 is a spacious two-seat, single-engine,
high-wing aircraft with fixed tricycle landing gear designed for
recreational, training and utility operation. It is powered by the
proven and reliable Textron Lycoming model O-320-D2A engine with a
fixed two-bladed MT composite/wood-core propeller. The modern
design and materials used in the Symphony 160 form the basis for
exceptional flight characteristics, excellent performance, safe
operation and serviceability.
“With its mission of training pilots, the Symphony 160
represents an important part of the broader general aviation market
that Avidyne serves with Entegra,” said Avidyne President Dan
Schwinn. “The intuitive operation of Entegra enables pilots
to learn the system quickly so they can take full advantage of its
benefits for situational awareness, performance and
safety.”
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