L-3 Selected by Cirrus Design for ''the-jet'' Avionics Suite; - Next Generation Avionics System Outfits the Next Generation of Aircraft -
L-3 Communications (NYSE: LLL) announced today at the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) annual convention in Atlanta that it has been selected by Cirrus Design to customize the innovative SmartDeck® Flight Controls and Display System for the development phase of "the-jet." SmartDeck is an intuitive and integrated full avionics system.
"We are proud to be selected by Cirrus for the avionics suite for 'the-jet,' developmental program," said Adrienne Stevens, President of L-3 Avionics Systems (L-3 Avionics). "SmartDeck is the most intuitive full cockpit system in the industry. Its robust performance combined with an easy-to-use interface makes it the perfect match for Cirrus Design's 'the-jet.'"
Cirrus and L-3 share a vision of making flying safer, easier and more attractive to pilots as well as potential pilots. L-3 Avionics has supplied Cirrus Design with safety equipment such as the Stormscope® lightning detection system and the SkyWatch® collision avoidance system as factory options for the Cirrus SR20 & SR22 since 1999.
"Cirrus has always maintained that easy-to-use, intuitive avionics are key to increased air safety and necessary to grow the market. That is why Cirrus ledthe industry in glass panel development and continues to develop our Pilot Vehicle Interface (PVI) philosophy in partnership with avionics suppliers," said Cirrus Co-Founder and CEO Alan Klapmeier. "L-3 has embraced this philosophy - that is why we chose SmartDeck for this development phase of our personal jet. While it is technologically advanced, it is remarkably powerful, yet easy to use."
"'the-jet' is designed to be owner flown and it will be loaded with innovative features, such as SmartDeck, that are designed to reduce pilot workload and help manage information essential to safe, high utility travel."
L-3's expertise in strapdown attitude determination, along with L-3's leading situational awareness technologies and innovative capabilities such as the SkyWatch® collision avoidance system, LandMark(TM) terrain awareness warning system (TAWS), Stormscope® lightning detection system and IRIS(TM) Infrared Imaging System, combined with the new S-TEC IntelliFlight(TM) 1950 integrated Digital Flight Control System (DFCS), make SmartDeck a standout system that packages all of the avionics a pilot desires into one integrated system. The system's intuitiveness builds pilot confidence and drives safety.
Cirrus Design Corporation was founded in 1984 with a dream to design and build affordable airplanes that deliver greater control, more comfort, and unprecedented levels of safety. Today, Cirrus is the world's leading innovator of single-engine, piston-powered aircraft. In fact, for the last five years the Cirrus SR22 has been the world's best selling airplane in its class. For more information about Cirrus, please visitwww.cirrusdesign.com.
L-3 Avionics Systems has been providing industry-leading, safety-enhancing avionics technologies to aviation markets for more than 45 years. The company, which is known for bringing cost-effective and advanced technologies to the industry, has recently introduced the SmartDeck® Integrated Flight Controls and Display System, a next-generation avionics suite and the industry's most intuitive and cost-effective full cockpit system. Additionally, the company continues to provide a wide array of avionics safety technologies, such as the GH-3000 electronic and J.E.T.® standby instruments, SkyWatch® collision avoidance system, Stormscope® lightning detection system and the IRIS(TM) Infrared Imaging System, while customizing the smartest GA flight system available, SmartDeck, for the next generation of aircraft.
For more information, please visit the company's web site atwww.L-3Avionics.com.
Headquartered in New York City, L-3 Communications employs over 63,000 people worldwide and is a prime system contractor in aircraft modernization and maintenance, CTo learn more about L-3, please visit the company's web site atwww.L-3Com.com.
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