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ARINC Introduces eFlyBook(TM) for General Aviation: The World's First e-paper Based Electronic Document Device for Charts and Documents.


ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- ARINC ARINC Aeronautical Radio, Inc.
ARINC Aircraft Radio Incorporated
ARINC Aeronautical Research Incorporated
 Incorporated today introduced a breakthrough in display technology that facilitates the use of electronic documents in the general aviation cockpit. ARINC eFlyBook(TM) is a self-powered electronic library that stores and displays enroute charts and other essential documents on a glare-free screen of "electronic paper."

eFlyBook stores all of the digitized US terminal procedures, enroute charts, the complete airport facility directory and FAR/AIM FAR/AIM Federal Aviation Regulations/Aeronautical Information Manual  documents--with room to spare for user-installed documents. Unlike laptop screens, the eFlyBook display remains sharp, clear, and legible under all cockpit lighting--even direct sunlight. Based on new "persistent display" technology, the screen requires very little power and no backlighting back·light  
n.
A type of spotlight, used in photography, that illuminates a subject from behind.

tr.v. back·light·ed or back·lit , back·light·ing, back·lights
. The display can run during long hours of flight over several days on a single charge.

ARINC demonstrated eFlyBook this week to thousands of aircraft owners and pilots at the world's largest general aviation venue--AirVenture 2006, in Oshkosh, Wisconsin Oshkosh is a city located where the Fox River enters Lake Winnebago in Winnebago County, Wisconsin. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 62,916. It has a metropolitan area of 159,972 people. .

eFlyBook combines two revolutionary technologies: award-winning chart viewing and compression software developed by MyAirplane.com, and the slim, portable "iLiad" eReader developed and manufactured by iRex Technologies of the Netherlands, a spin-off of Royal Philips Electronics of the Netherlands.

"ARINC eFlyBook finally delivers on the promise of electronic documents for the pilot. It far exceeds the usability of laptops, tablet computers, or PDAs, whether in the cockpit or elsewhere--it is actually usable under real flight conditions," stated Rolf Stefani, Senior Director of the ARINC Technology Innovation Center, who is himself a private pilot. "With eFlyBook, FAA enroute charts and other documents become easy to store and locate, easy to interact with and update. And the screen makes them as easy to read as regular paper documents, even in direct sun. Pilots have to see it to believe it."

The pencil-thin eFlyBook is smaller, lighter and less expensive than conventional laptops and tablet PC's used in cockpits today. It features easily accessible memory for user-installed documents in multiple formats via a PC-USB connection. It also provides for the use of SD, CF and USB memory See USB drive.  cards and devices. A simple and intuitive stylus-based screen interface retrieves and displays documents easily. The "electronic paper" screen also captures and stores handwritten hand·write  
tr.v. hand·wrote , hand·writ·ten , hand·writ·ing, hand·writes
To write by hand.



[Back-formation from handwritten.]

Adj. 1.
 notes from pilots using the stylus.

The portable eFlyBook unit measures about 1/2 x 6 x 9 inches, and is priced below $1100 including a 12-month digital subscription to FAA enroute charts, digital copies of the complete US terminal procedures, the US airport facility directory, and FAR/AIM documents. A travel docking station (1) A cradle for a portable device that serves to charge the unit and connect it to other sources or destinations. For example, an iPod docking station charges the iPod and connects it to a computer, speakers or TV set.  and charger are included.

"eFlyBook is a paradigm shift A dramatic change in methodology or practice. It often refers to a major change in thinking and planning, which ultimately changes the way projects are implemented. For example, accessing applications and data from the Web instead of from local servers is a paradigm shift. See paradigm.  in display technology for the cockpit," continued Stefani. "Its legibility and ease of use are unmatched. We fully expect eFlyBook to become standard equipment for the majority of general aviation operators."

ARINC Incorporated is the world leader in transportation communications and systems engineering. The company develops and operates communications and information processing information processing: see data processing.
information processing

Acquisition, recording, organization, retrieval, display, and dissemination of information. Today the term usually refers to computer-based operations.
 systems and provides systems engineering and integration solutions to five key industries: airports, aviation, defense, government, and surface transportation. Founded to provide reliable and efficient radio communications for the airlines, ARINC is headquartered in Annapolis, Maryland, and operates key regional offices in London and Singapore, with over 3,200 employees worldwide. ARINC is ISO (1) See ISO speed.

(2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI.
 9001:2000 certified. For more information, visit the ARINC web site at www.arinc.com.
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