ROCKWELL'S COLLINS Avionics & Communications division has delivered the first Boeing C/KC-135 Pacer Crag (compass, radar, global-positioning system (GPS)) aircraft to the US Air Force, marking the start of the qualification test-and-evaluation phase of the programme. More than 600 aircraft will have avionics upgrades, which involve the installation of Rockwell's FMS-800 flight-management system, FDS 255 colour flat-panel flight-display system, FMS-200X weather radar and inertial-navigation/GPS equipment. The Pacer Crag upgrade is designed to reduce crew workload by automating routine cockpit functions.
Source: Flight International
