Honeywell Primus Epic CDS/R Integrated Avionics System Receives FAA Approval for Retrofit Applications System.Business Editors NOTE TO MEDIA: Photo is available in a Smart News Release(TM) on Business Wire's Home Page at www.businesswire.com and at www.newstream.com PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 19, 2001 Provides a More Intuitive Display for Pilots While Reducing Cost of Ownership, Weight and Volume Honeywell (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :HON) today announced the FAA has approved its Primus Epic(R) CDS/R retrofit integrated avionics system for use in retrofit applications. The system is derived from Honeywell's Primus Epic(R) integrated avionics system for new aircraft but is designed specifically for retrofitting existing aircraft. "Primus Epic CDS/R can provide existing aircraft with large, user-friendly electronic displays while saving weight, freeing up space, and increasing reliability," said John Uczekaj, Vice President and General Manager-Business, Regional and General Aviation Avionics. "It provides the growth capacity needed to take advantage of the emerging CNS/ATM CNS/ATM Communication Navigation Surveillance/Air Traffic Management (Communication, Navigation, Surveillance/Air Traffic Management) operating environment In computing, an operating environment is the environment in which users run programs, whether in a command line interface, such as in MS-DOS or the Unix shell, or in a graphical user interface, such as in the Macintosh operating system. ." CNS/ATM is an initiative of the International Civil Aviation Organization International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), specialized agency of the United Nations, organized in 1947, with headquarters at Montreal. The objective of the ICAO, which has 187 member nations, is to encourage the orderly growth of international civil aviation, designed to use new technology and procedures to accommodate increasing air traffic and improve safety. Aircraft that meet CNS/ATM requirements will be able to fly more-direct routes. Primus Epic CDS/R uses a cursor control device to control aircraft functions through drop-down menus on the displays. An installation can have one or two IC-1080 integrated avionics computers with optional internal flight management system (FMS FMS - Flexible Manufacturing System (factory automation). ) and global positioning system Global Positioning System: see navigation satellite. Global Positioning System (GPS) Precise satellite-based navigation and location system originally developed for U.S. military use. (GPS). The FMS/GPS utilizes Honeywell's FMZ-2000 software. The system has up to four 8- by 10-inch active matrix liquid crystal displays. "One electronic display replaces up to 10 less-reliable electro-mechanical displays, so overall reliability is hundreds of times greater," said Uczekaj. The system has received Technical Standard Order approval and its first Supplemental Type Certificate The Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) is the Federal Aviation Administration term for the approval that extends a type certificate for modifications made to an airframe, engine, or appliance. External links
Honeywell's aerospace business has sales of $10 billion and is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, USA. It is a leading global provider of integrated avionics, engines, systems and service solutions for aircraft manufacturers, airlines, business and general aviation, military, space and airport operations. Honeywell is a US$25 billion diversified technology and manufacturing leader, serving customers worldwide with aerospace products and services; control technologies for buildings, homes and industry; automotive products; power generation systems; specialty chemicals; fibers; plastics; and electronic and advanced materials. Honeywell employs approximately 120,000 people in 95 countries and is traded on the New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) World's largest marketplace for securities. The exchange began as an informal meeting of 24 men in 1792 on what is now Wall Street in New York City. under the symbol HON, as well as on the London, Chicago and Pacific stock exchanges. It is one of the 30 stocks that make up the Dow Jones Industrial Average Dow Jones Industrial Average The best known U.S. index of stocks. A price-weighted average of 30 actively traded blue-chip stocks, primarily industrials including stocks that trade on the New York Stock Exchange. and is also a component of the Standard & Poor's 500 Index. Additional information on the company is available on the Internet at www.honeywell.com. This release contains forward-looking statements as defined in Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, including statements about future business operations, financial performance and market conditions. Such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties inherent in business forecasts as further described in the company's filings under the Securities Exchange Act. Note: A Photo is available at URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. : http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/photo.cgi?pw.101901/bb4 |
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