CMC Electronics Delivers First Pre-Production Overhead HUD to Westland Helicopters Ltd. for Super Lynx 300
(Paris International Air Show - June 15, 2003) CMC Electronics Inc. and Westland Helicopters Limited are developing an overhead mounted Head-Up-Display (HUD) unit and associated mission avionics for rotary wing aircraft, further to signing an agreement last year. According to Westland officials, the program involves the first ever installation of a HUD on a Westland built helicopter. The first flight qualified CMC Electronics HUD is being delivered to Westland for flight trials due to begin in September 2003 on a Super Lynx 300. Deliveries of production HUDs will start later this year.
Westland Helicopters Limited of Yeovil, U.K., an Augusta Westland company, has a proud heritage in the development of aircraft and helicopters dating back to the mid 1910s. Since that time, the company has evolved into the second largest helicopter company in the world with annual revenues of more than US$2billion and a workforce of approximately 10,000.
“We are very pleased to be working with Westland Helicopters in developing these advanced displays and digital navigation systems for helicopters,” said Bob Atac, Vice President, Military Aviation, CMC Electronics. He added: “The CMC Electronics-Westland partnership is truly a tribute to our technical, engineering and production staffs.”
CMC Electronics has earned an international reputation for the design and production of innovative, highly reliable military and commercial electronics products for the aviation, infrared sensing, global positioning and space markets. Systems integration, advanced avionics, navigation and communications systems, and human factors engineering services are the basis for the company's long-standing relationship with the armed forces of Canada, the United States and a host of other countries.
CMC Electronics’ principal locations are in Montreal, Quebec; Ottawa, Ontario; Cincinnati, OH and Chicago, IL. The company’s capabilities are broadened by NovAtel Inc., its subsidiary in Calgary, Alberta. CMC Electronics is a private company controlled by an investor group led by ONCAP L.P. ONCAP is a CDN $400 million investment fund established by Onex Corporation and a number of leading Canadian financial institutions. Onex Corporation is a diversified company with annual consolidated revenues of approximately CDN $24 billion and consolidated assets of approximately CDN $23 billion. Onex is Canada's 5th largest company with global operations in service, manufacturing and technology industries.
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Janka Dvornik
Public Relations Manager
CMC Electronics Inc.
Paris Airshow Hall 5, stand #D6
Telephone: (514) 748-3113
Fax: (514) 748-3184
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Mr. Al Letcher
Military Aviation Marketing Director
CMC Electronics Inc.
Paris Airshow Hall 5, stand #D6
Telephone: (613) 592-7454
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