Enhanced Honeywell Avionics Package Delivers Greater
Situational Awareness, More Efficient Routing
The FAA has certified Honeywell's Primus Epic-based EASy II
software package for the Dassault Falcon 900 EASy series business
jet. The certification was announced Tuesday at EBACE. The
enhancements provided in the Dassault EASy II package continue to
further safety and operational capability -- Honeywell SmartView
synthetic vision improves situational awareness, and the Required
Navigation Performance - Approval Required (RNP-AR) system allows
for more efficient routing.
"The progress made by the EASy II avionics suite -- up to and
including today's announcement of FAA certification -- has been
remarkable," said Rob Wilson, president of Honeywell Business &
General Aviation. "A wide range of upgrades, improving both
efficiency and safety performance, will ensure EASy II's place at
the forefront of business avionics for years to come."
EASy II is the second application of the SmartView family and
builds on Honeywell's commitment to bring new and innovative
functionality to the world's most advanced cockpits. For example,
the Dassault SmartView synthetic vision software is seamlessly
integrated into the EASy cockpit based on Honeywell's Primus Epic
architecture.
SmartView relies on Honeywell's Enhanced Ground Proximity
Warning System (EGPWS), a terrain database that has an
unprecedented record of proven operation with nearly 800 million
hours on commercial air transport, business jets and helicopters
operating around the world. The Satellite Based Augmentation System
- Localizer Performance with Vertical guidance (SBAS-LPV) is also
available with EASy II. SBAS-LPV provides vertical guidance during
LPV approaches, increasing navigation accuracy and availability. In
addition, EASy II is compatible with the European SBAS - the
European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service (EGNOS), a
recently implemented system that allows more flights to carry out
precision approaches at European airports safely and efficiently.
EGNOS is similar to the Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS)
available in the US.
Also included with EASy II is Honeywell's SmartRunway and
Automatic Descent Mode features. SmartRunway is designed to help
reduce the risk of a runway excursion by providing timely alerts to
crew members when the aircraft is approaching the runway too high,
too fast or is not configured properly.
Automatic Descent Mode is a safety feature that activates
automatically in the event of cabin depressurization at high
altitude. In case of crew incapacitation, the autopilot immediately
guides the aircraft to a safer altitude at maximum velocity.
Other new Dassault EASy II flight deck configuration features
include:
FMS improvements that enable higher mission completion and an
optimized flight path for reduced fuel consumption
- ADS-B Out Transponder
- XM Graphical Weather
- Take Off, Go Around improvements
- Dual Jeppessen charts
Dassault is working to certify EASy II on the Falcon 900 EASy
series with an upgrade scheduled for release later this year. The
release will enable installation of EASy II features on new
production Falcon 900LX aircraft and allow for upgrades on existing
Falcon 900 EASy series aircraft.