CMC Electronics SureSight® Enhanced Vision System Sensor Selected by Universal Avionics
(European Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition - May 2, 2006) CMC Electronics Inc. has signed a multi-year agreement with Universal Avionics Systems Corporation for the supply of the CMC Electronics' SureSight® M-Series™ Enhanced Vision System (EVS) sensor. Universal will offer the ultra compact M-Series EVS sensor on an exclusive basis to its broad customer base.
Ted Naimer, president, Universal Avionics, said: "We are very impressed with CMC Electronics' M-Series EVS sensor. Our customers should find the M-Series to be a very effective aid in improving situational awareness."
Jean-Pierre Mortreux, president and CEO, CMC Electronics, stated: "It is a great pleasure to establish this important partnership with Universal. We look forward to moving ahead together with this innovative new Enhanced Vision System product."
CMC's ultra compact, low-cost M-Series EVS sensor improves situational awareness by allowing pilots to see better at night and in low-visibility situations for commercial and business/corporate operations. The M-Series sensor weighs 2.2 lb and measures 2.4 inches by 2.5 inches by 6 inches in length. A notable feature is the M-Series' single Line Replacable Unit that can be easily installed in the tail fin or nose of an aircraft.
CMC Electronics' SureSight family of EVS products includes both cooled (the I-Series™) and uncooled (the M-Series) sensors. While both sensors can create an image of the airport environment (including terrain and obstacles), cooled sensors can also "see" the airport lights without the need for a second sensor and image fusion hardware and software. Single sensor uncooled systems are generally smaller, lighter and better suited for aircraft that are not equipped with a head-up display.
Universal Avionics manufactures Super Flight Management Systems; the EFI-890R Flat Panel Display; Flat Panel Integrated Displays; Vision-1 Synthetic Vision System; TAWS; the UCD Electronic Flight Bag and Cockpit Voice Recorders. Universal Avionics occupies clean modern state-of-the-art facilities designed for research and development, manufacturing, and testing. Universal Avionics offers systems designed for the cockpit from the pilot's perspective and products that meet or exceed emerging communications and navigation requirements.
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, Quebec; Ottawa, Ontario; and Chicago, Illinois. 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 $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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