MORE THAN 700 Boeing 757/767s and McDonnell Douglas MD-90/MD-11s could be retrofitted with Honeywell's newly developed Pegasus flight-management system (FMS), according to the company.
The Pegasus FMS has 25 times the throughput capacity and up to 16 times more memory than that of the existing systems and will allow the upgraded aircraft to take advantage of developments in communication, navigation, surveillance/ air-traffic-management systems.
Honeywell marketing vice-president, Tom Goodman says: "We expect the entire MD-11 fleet of around 160 aircraft to be retrofitted. Some MD-90s, probably fewer than 100, will also be retrofitted, and the rest will be equipped on the production line. For the 757/767, we believe that 500 or more will be retrofitted, depending on the airlines and how they operate."
The FMS will be certified on a 767 in the fourth quarter of 1997, followed almost immediately afterwards by the 757. "We have also offered the Pegasus to Airbus and they're looking at what they want to do," adds Schwanz.
MDC has confirmed its selection of Honeywell's Versatile Integrated Avionics (VIA 2000) system for the MD-95. The system will integrate the flat-panel display electronics and software, FMS, digital air-data acquisition and central aural-warning system and will enable aircraft condition monitoring.
Source: Flight International
