Tue, Feb 14, 2012
Fully-Integrated Glass Panel Coupled To Fly-By-Wire
Controls
Bell's new 525 Relentless – unveiled at the 2012 Heli-Expo
in Dallas, Texas – will feature a state-of-the-art flight
deck, ARC Horizon. “One of the most compelling elements of
the new Bell 525 Relentless is the new ARC Horizon flight
deck,” said Larry D. Roberts, senior vice president, Bell
Helicopter’s Commercial Business.
ARC Horizon Flight Deck
The new ARC Horizon flight deck will feature unparalleled crew
situational awareness through the use of a fully integrated, glass
flight deck coupled with an advanced fly-by-wire flight control
system resulting in enhanced safety levels and mission
capabilities. ARC Horizon provides increased awareness by utilizing
an integrated glass flight deck, reactive – pro-active hazard
interventions through high-bandwidth advanced capabilities, and a
new standard for vehicle control in austere
environments—precisely, safely, consistently.
The ARC Horizon will debut the Garmin G5000H integrated avionics
suite. It features high resolution, wide aspect ratio primary
flight displays (PFD) and multi-function displays (MFD). The system
supports multiple display sizes and is scalable to support a large
number of display and touchscreen controller configurations. The
landscape oriented displays have multi-pane capability that allows
multiple pages to be viewed side-by-side on any of the displays.
Pilots can simultaneously view their primary flight display, maps,
charts, checklists and system synoptics, HTAWS, TCAS, flight
planning, weather or video input pages.
Fly-by-wire with flight control computers by BAE Systems provide
the ability to operate demanding missions in austere environments
safely and reliably with decreased pilot workload. “Bell
Helicopter is committed to continuing to provide these types of
innovative and technologically advanced systems to our customers as
we provide them with industry-leading products,” Roberts
said. (Image provided by Bell Helicopters)
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