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Aerosonic Announces New Air Data Systems Orders from Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. for the T50 Trainer Aircraft.


CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Aerosonic Corporation (AMEX AMEX

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:AIM), a leading supplier of precision flight instruments Most aircraft are equipped with a standard set of flight instruments which give the pilot information about the aircraft's attitude, airspeed, and altitude.

Most aircraft have these seven basic flight instruments:
 and systems for commercial, business and military aircraft, today announced that it has received $1.95 million in new orders from Korea Aerospace Industries Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. (commonly referred to as KAI, Korean: 한국항공우주산업, Hanja: 韓國航空宇宙産業) is a South Korean national aerospace company established in 1999  Ltd. ("KAI") to supply air data systems that include its integrated multifunction probe ("IMFP IMFP Inelastic Mean Free Path (of electrons)
IMFP Integrated Multi-Function Probe
") and related equipment for the production of KAI's T50 advanced jet trainer aircraft. These additional shipments to KAI will begin in November 2009, and are planned to ship concurrently with existing orders.

The IMFP provides angle of attack, air data sensing and pressure sensing for military aircraft in one probe, reducing flight management system complexity on military aircraft. It is currently installed on the KAI T50 military trainer as well as the F16 Block 60 jet fighter Jet fighter may refer to:
  • Jet Fighter (arcade game), a 1975 arcade game by Atari
  • Jet fighter, a class of fighter aircraft
See also
  • Jet (disambiguation)
 and the M346 military trainer.

"We are proud to play a role and share in the success of the T50 program," commented Doug Hillman Hillman was a famous British automobile marque, manufactured by the Rootes Group. It was based in Ryton-on-Dunsmore, near Coventry, England, from 1907 to 1976. Before 1907 the company had built bicycles. , President and Chief Executive Officer. "This order provides us with an increased backlog for one of our technologically advanced products in a growing segment of the military market, and further strengthens our relationship with a valued customer."

Aerosonic Corporation, headquartered in Clearwater, Florida, is principally engaged in the manufacture of aviation products. Locations of the Company include Clearwater, Florida and Earlysville, Virginia. For additional information, visit the Company's website at www.aerosonic.com.
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