CMC Electronics Demonstrates Its Integrated Glass Cockpit for Rotary Wing and Transport Aircraft at the Asian Aerospace Show
(Asian Aerospace 2006 - February 21, 2006) CMC Electronics will demonstrate its Heli 4000 Integrated Glass Cockpit at this year's Asian Aerospace show. Heli 4000 comprises CMC's FV-4000 open architecture Mission Computer, CMA-4000 Flight and Display Management System, its family of Multifunction Displays and its HeliHawk Overhead Head-Up Display (HUD). Based on powerful, open architecture concepts, the Heli 4000 takes advantage of commercially available hardware and software, and is easily scaled to meet a broad range of missions required for military transport, search and rescue, armed reconnaissance, maritime surveillance, command control and special operations.
"CMC Electronics is committed to designing and integrating affordable and flexible cockpit solutions," said Jean-Michel Comtois, Vice President, Military Aviation, CMC Electronics. "Through the use of open standards and a modular architecture, we can reduce the overall cost of the helicopter cockpit --offering the right amount of computer resources with the right mix of avionics for the required mission."
With the CMA-4000 and the FV-4000 at the heart of the avionics, the Heli 4000 features extensive computer processing, memory and interface capabilities, using a CompactPCI architecture with configurable PMC modules, 500 MHz PowerPC G4 processors and OpenGL graphics engines. Customers will appreciate Heli 4000's scalable, open systems architecture. The benefits are lower system integration and support costs, adaptability for evolving network-centric systems and reduced risk of obsolescence throughout the life of the system.
The Heli 4000 can also be configured with CMC Electronics' HeliHawk Overhead HUD. In the past, rotary wing pilots could not utilize the benefits provided by a HUD due to the technological challenges of the visibility requirements and lack of space in helicopter cockpits. CMC's HeliHawk HUD is lightweight and compact, providing a significant improvement in situational awareness and precision aiming accuracy for fixed boresight weapons.
The Heli 4000, with its powerful processing power and graphics generation capabilities, is a powerful, yet cost-effective solution for today's military rotary wing community. In combination with the HeliHawk HUD, Heli 4000 is a complete avionics glass cockpit solution for demanding military users.
CMC Electronics designs and produces leading technology electronics products for the aviation and global positioning markets. CMC's focus is on delivering innovative cockpit systems integration and avionics solutions to its customers worldwide. Its principal locations are in Montreal, Que.; Ottawa, Ont.; and Chicago, IL. CMC is a private company controlled by an investor group led by ONCAP L.P., a CDN $400 million investment fund established by Onex Corporation and a number of leading Canadian financial institutions. Onex is a diversified company with annual consolidated revenues of approximately CDN $16 billion and consolidated assets of approximately CDN $14 billion. Onex is one of Canada's largest companies with global operations in the service, manufacturing and technology industries.
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