Other New Features Include Flexible Mounting and Shipping Symbology from
Maritime Transponders
HELI-EXPO®, Houston, Feb. 21, 2010 -- Honeywell (NYSE: HON) announced
today that its Sentinel Multi-Function Display and Navigation System has been
upgraded to include a new display for improved cockpit flexibility and new
software features to improve the system capability, as well as approach plates
and airport diagrams.
“Helicopter pilots appreciate the safety and situational awareness the Sentinel
brings to their operations, especially for helicopter emergency service
(HEMS),” said Chad Cundiff, vice president, Crew Interface and Displays,
Honeywell Aerospace. “The approach plates and airport diagrams will simplify
their flights since they can fly without manually changing charts as they
fly.”
North American Sentinel customers can get geo-referenced approach plates and
airport diagrams directly from Seattle Avionics Software, a leading provider of
aviation software and digital ChartData. Other regions will have access to
similar aviation charts through a future upgrade.
The new remote-mount display is a slim-line 5.7-inch screen package that allows
operators with little cockpit space to utilize the Sentinel system without
removing any avionics. The display can be mounted either in portrait or
landscape modes, depending on the operator’s needs.
“The Sentinel is designed specifically to meet safety needs of helicopter
operators,” said Cundiff. “Not only does it add situational awareness for less
than $10,000, but it includes terrain mapping, intelligent database search
engine, traffic, weather, Automatic Identification System (AIS) transponder
display and VFR navigation.”
For helicopter operators that fly in littoral areas, shipping symbology has
been added via a new maritime AIS transponder interface. Sentinel can display
external camera images for pilots with hoist or enhanced vision systems, for
example.
“Sentinel allows users to configure the system to meet their specific needs and
a series of standard USA and European mapping packages are available to support
their operations,” added Cundiff.
Designed to support private, executive, medical evacuation, air ambulance,
civil and military reconnaissance roles, Sentinel is a price-competitive
package providing high-resolution mapping and multiple sensor interfaces. It
starts at $9,995 and is available for use in Europe or North America. The
upgrade will be available second quarter from any Honeywell authorized sales
and service center.
Honeywell offers a full range of helicopter equipment, from aircraft engines,
auxiliary power units and other mechanical systems to the Zing™ Health Usage
Monitoring Systems (HUMS). Honeywell's safety systems for helicopters address
the challenges of traffic, terrain and weather, helping to ensure safe flight
and guard against Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT), weather related
hazards, and collisions with obstacles and other aircraft.
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