AlliedSignal has unveiled a line of safety avionics for business and general aviation aircraft. The Integrated Hazard Avoidance Systems (IHAS) combine position, weather, traffic and terrain information on a multi-function display.
"We are bringing air transport safety technologies to business and general aviation-perhaps the market segment that needs it the most," says John Murphy, general manager of the company's Bendix/King avionics unit.
The system consists of a multi-function display that simultaneously processes inputs from several sensors: weather radar; real-time graphical weather broadcasts received via datalink; integrated traffic and terrain avoidance system; and global positioning system. The IHAS 8000 is designed for radar-equipped aircraft, while the IHAS 5000 is intended for those without radar.
At the heart of the IHAS is the KMH 880 multi-hazard avoidance system. This integrates a "TCAS-like" active traffic interrogator with an enhanced ground proximity warning system in a single box. The latter provides a display of terrain around the aircraft. Murphy says the integrated sensor will priced at around $22,000.
BFGoodrich, meanwhile, has introduced the LandMark terrain awareness and warning system (TAWS), a remote processor costing under $10,000 that can display terrain on an existing radar indicator using the company's RGC250 graphics computer.
The system is aimed at six- to nine-seat turbine-powered aircraft that must be equipped with TAWS under new US regulations.
Universal Avionics expects to get delayed certification of its TAWS in December. The unit is at the heart of its System 1 avionics that includes large flat-panel displays and new UNS-1 "Super FMS" flight management systems.
Source: Flight International
