L-3 Avionics Systems has secured significant business from both Cessna and Boeing. Cessna has selected L-3's GH-3000 electronic standby instrument system as standard equipment aboard its Citation series of aircraft.
The instrument joins the existing offering aboard the Sovereign and CJ-3 platforms. The GH-3000 was recently type certified for Cessna's Bravo and Encore aircraft with the Excel planned later this year.
This means that L-3's standby systems can now be found as standard on all Cessna business jet aircraft.
Jack Pelton, senior vice-president of product engineering, Cessna Aircraft, said: "The L-3 electronic standby system represents the latest advancements in solid state standby technologies.
Multi-function
"With its compact and multi-function presentation, it offers pilots the most complete situational picture available in a standby instrument."
Designed to replace conventional electro-mechanical standby attitude, airspeed and altitude instruments, the L-3 Electronic Standby System is capable of providing all three functions, plus heading, slip/skid, navigation data and vertical speed, on a single three-inch, active matrix liquid crystal display (AMLCD) display.
The system has the ability to interface with the aircraft's navigation systems and provides a complete package to assist the pilot to get home safely.
L-3 has also been selected by Boeing to provide its tactical airborne navigation system (TACAN) for the T-38C Talon avionics upgrade programme. The TACAN award is for L-3's system to be installed in almost 400 T-38C aircraft. Follow-on options could bring the total number of aircraft outfitted to nearly 500. The L-3 TACAN is the world's smallest and lightest and provides vital navigation information such as DME distance, TACAN radial or bearing, decoded station ident, groundspeed, and time-to-station.
Stations
Pilots may display one, two, or both TACAN tuned stations simultaneously according to in-flight needs.
The L-3 TACAN can also be used as a pilot-controlled positioning system and/or as a blind navigation sensor, controlled by one or more long-range navigation systems.
Source: Flight Daily News
