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Dassault Falcon launched the latest variant of the award-winning Enhanced Avionics System (EASy) flight deck at NBAA show in Orlando, Florida today.

EASy Phase II includes synthetic vision system (SVS) technology, developed in conjunction with Honeywell Aerospace. SVS will be offered as an option in new aircraft and as a retrofit in all EASy models.

It will be available for the Falcon 900EX EASy and Falcon 900DX in the last quarter of 2009, and is scheduled to be available to the Falcon 7X, Falcon 2000LX and Falcon 2000DX in mid-2010.

“When EASy was introduced, it was a revolutionary advancement in cockpit technology and a giant step forward for business aviation,” says John Rosanvallon, Dassault Falcon’s chief executive.

The SVS displays a high-resolution three-dimensional digital image on both pilots’ primary display units during all phases of flight. It can recreate the view out of the windshield on a clear day in all flying conditions by displaying a synthesized picture.

Data is drawn from the onboard-enhanced ground proximity warning system, which creates map displays and alerts pilots if they are flying into terrain.

Some of the other new options on EASy II include ADS-B Out, which provides updates and information to aircraft and controllers and localizer performance with vertical approaches, plus support for RNP SAAR 0.1, which requires aircraft position accuracy to 0.1 nautical miles during RNAV approaches.

There will also be runway awareness advisory system software, which improves situational awareness on runways by providing voice announcements to the flight crew during taxi, takeoff, final approach, landing and rollout.

There are three EASy equipped aircraft at the static display including the new Falcon 900LX, a Falcon 2000EX and the Falcon 7X.

Dassault and Honeywell have also entered into an agreement to produce the MCS-7120 Swift Broadband and an integrated wired and wireless cabin communication system that provides fast global connectivity via the Inmarsat satellite network. The manufacturers say that the system will be the first in the industry to provide true end-to-end VoIP telephony services over the Swift Broadband network. It will be available as an option in Dassault Falcons entering service in the second quarter of 2009.

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