CMC Electronics Integrated Avionics Suite on Display in Aermacchi M-311 Trainer
(Paris Air Show - June 18, 2007) CMC Electronics' integrated avionics suite, known as the Cockpit 4000, is on display in the Alenia Aermacchi M-311 jet trainer aircraft at this year's Paris Air Show.
The avionics suite is fitted in both front and rear cockpits of the M-311. The front cockpit consists of a CMC Electronics' SparrowHawk Head Up Display (HUD) and Up Front Control Panel (UFCP) and three 5x7 inch Multifunction Displays. The rear cockpit suite also comprises a UFCP and three 5x7 inch Multifunction Displays, one of which can also be used as the HUD repeater.
At the heart of CMC's Cockpit 4000 integrated avionics solution are two CMC Electronics' FV 4000 Mission Computers. The open architecture uses proven avionics hardware, which features Compact PCI/PMC technology. The SparrowHawk HUD and three Multifunction Displays in both the front and rear cockpits are driven directly by the FV-4000 Mission Computers, providing control and display functions for the high-resolution graphics of the navigation and mission data.
A variety of Multifunction Display pages can be displayed simply, using the soft bezel keys. Selectable mission data includes primary flight display, engine indicator data and stores management. Because of the centralized control provided by the two FV-4000 Mission Computers, all functions can be controlled from the Up Front Control Panels and/or Hands On Throttle And Stick, thus greatly simplifying cockpit management.
The avionics suite includes simulated weapons delivery capabilities and can accommodate other functions such as embedded Air Combat Manoeuvring Instrumentation with virtual radar and Electronic Warfare simulation and digital mapping.
Alenia Aermacchi, a Finmeccanica company, is the Italian leader in design and production of military trainers. In the 90 years since its foundation, the company has sold some 14,000 aircraft to 40 customer nations. The Aermacchi core business portfolio covers the whole spectrum of training needs in its three phases: primary, basic and advanced. Aermacchi's activities include also a growing presence in civil aviation. The company has acquired significant experience in the design and manufacture of engine nacelles for commercial airliners and business jets. Today, it cooperates on all of the most innovative civil programmes of Airbus, Boeing, Dassault and Embraer.
CMC Electronics (www.cmcelectronics.ca) 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 is a wholly owned subsidiary of Esterline Corporation (NYSE:ESL, www.esterline.com ), a specialized aerospace and defense company headquartered in Bellevue, Washington. Esterline employs over 9,000 people worldwide.
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