Engine to avionics
manufacturer Honeywell (booth 2201) celebrated on both sides of
the house today. At its booth this morning the company signed an
agreement to supply the engines for the Florida-based Comp Air
12 single-engioned turboprop.
The Honeywell
TPE331-14GR, 1,500hp (1,120kW) engine was selected for the
aircraft, which is aimed at going head to head with the Pilatus
PC-12(see story P15).
The company also
announced it has received Technical Standard Order approval (TSO)
for the upgrades of its GNS-XLS enhanced flight management
system to meet changing navigation needs across North America
and Europe.
With a built-in GPS
receiver, the GNS-XLS provides en route, terminal and
non-precision approach navigation capability, supported by the
ability to integrate position data from a full range of other
navigation sensors, ensuring navigation availability, accuracy
and reliability.
The upgrades, which
are compliant with current Federal Aviation Administration and
Eurocontrol technical guidance aircraft requirements, include
precision area navigation (PRNAV) compliance to allow
certification under Eurocontrol's technical guidance leaflet TGL
10.
PRNAV is quickly
becoming a requirement throughout Europe as access to airspace
for non-compliant aircraft becomes more restrictive.
