AlliedSignal Aerospace wins Flight International Award for forward-looking windshear detection system.PARIS AIR SHOW The Paris Air Show (Salon International de l'Aéronautique et de l'Espace, Paris-Le Bourget) is an international trade fair for the aerospace business. It is held at Le Bourget airport near Paris, France every odd year, alternating both with the Farnborough International --(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 13, 1995--For the second time in a week, AlliedSignal Aerospace has received an industry award for developing the world's first forward-looking windshear detection system. On Monday, Flight International magazine presented AlliedSignal with the magazine's 1995 Aerospace Industry Award. The award, in the Air Transport category, was judged by a multinational panel of pilots, executives and aviation experts. There were 10 other categories for corporate honors and an Aerospace Personality of the Year. "Coupled with our selection for the Smithsonian Computerworld award June 5, the Flight International honor underscores AlliedSignal's technological leadership," said Daniel P. Burnham, president of AlliedSignal Aerospace. "This new system is an important step in our continuing commitment to develop products that make flying safer." The airborne weather radar can detect and warn pilots of sudden and violent downdrafts, or windshear, in sufficient time for flight crews to avoid these hazards. In the past, a pilot received a warning only when actually in a windshear. The X-band weather radar relies on Doppler processing with proprietary algorithms to measure wind shifts in front of the aircraft. The system was certified by the Federal Aviation Administration Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), component of the U.S. Department of Transportation that sets standards for the air-worthiness of all civilian aircraft, inspects and licenses them, and regulates civilian and military air traffic through its air traffic control and began commercial service last year. Continental Airlines was the first of the 14 domestic and international carriers to put the new system on its aircraft. The system has been ordered for more than 1,000 aircraft. The forward-looking windshear detection system was developed and brought to market by the Fort Lauderdale Fort Lauderdale (lô`dərdāl), residential, commercial, and resort city (1990 pop. 149,377), seat of Broward co., SE Fla., on the Atlantic coast; settled around a fort built (c.1837) in the Seminole War, inc. 1911. facility of AlliedSignal Aerospace's Commercial Avionics Systems unit. The business also produces other products and systems that enhance the safety of flight, such as traffic alert and collision-avoidance systems, ground proximity warning systems Ground proximity warning system (GPWS) is a system designed in 1967 by Don Bateman Chief Engineer, Flight Safety Avionics, Honeywell to alert pilots if their aircraft is in immediate danger of flying into the ground. , and cockpit voice and flight data recorders The flight data recorder (FDR) is a flight recorder used to record specific aircraft performance parameters. A separate device is the cockpit voice recorder (CVR), although some versions (including the original) combine both in one unit. . In addition to avionics, AlliedSignal Aerospace manufactures other equipment for commercial and military aircraft, including engines, auxiliary power units An auxiliary power unit (APU) is a device on a vehicle whose purpose is to provide energy for functions other than propulsion. Different types of APU are found on aircraft, as well as some large ground vehicles. , wheels and brakes, environmental control systems, and anti-icing and de-icing systems. AlliedSignal Aerospace is a unit of AlliedSignal Inc., which is an advanced technology and manufacturing company serving customers worldwide with aerospace and automotive products, chemicals, fibers, plastics and advanced materials Advanced Materials is a leading peer-reviewed materials science journal published every two weeks. Advanced Materials includes Communications, Reviews, and Feature Articles from the cutting edge of materials science, including topics in chemistry, physics, . CONTACT: AlliedSignal Commercial Avionics Systems Mike Broom broom, common name for plants of two closely related and similar Old World genera, Cytisus and Genista, of the family Leguminosae (pulse family). , 206/885-8600 or AlliedSignal Aerospace Ron Iori, 310/512-1656 |
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