Rockwell Collins System Also Used In New Embraer, Cessna
Jets
Chalk up another OEM contract for Rockwell Collins' Pro Line
Fusion integrated avionics suite. The highly capable and
increasingly popular glass panel system has been selected for
Bombardier’s CSeries family of new generation commercial
aircraft.
As ANN reported, Bombardier announced the
formal go-ahead for the CSeries Sunday at the Farnborough
International Airshow, a 60-plane LOI from Lufthansa in hand.
"We are very excited to continue our long standing relationship
with Bombardier with the selection of our newest avionics offerings
for the CSeries," Said Greg Irmen, vice president and general
manager of Business and Regional Systems for Rockwell Collins.
"Bombardier's confidence in Rockwell Collins and our Pro Line
Fusion offering is a testament to both our strong commitment of
providing advanced avionics for airline operators and the
flexibility and adaptability of our open system Pro Line Fusion
architecture."
Rockwell Collins says the Pro Line Fusion provides an open
architecture that features an intuitive graphical human-machine
interface, extensive situational awareness capabilities, and
comprehensive integration with aircraft systems. Furthermore, the
Pro Line Fusion system offers information management capabilities
for database management, aircraft maintenance and airline
operations planning to enhance operational efficiency.
The Pro Line Fusion integrated flight deck features the
industry’s largest high-resolution, 15-inch diagonal LCD
displays capable of enhanced and synthetic vision. Rockwell Collins
will also provide communication, navigation, surveillance, engine
indication and crew alerting system (EICAS), and aircraft
maintenance systems. The flight management system is integrated
with aircraft performance characteristics and features graphical
flight planning, as well as WAAS/LPV and extensive RNP SAAAR
capabilities to enhance performance and flexibility.
Rockwell notes the Pro Line Fusion system offers extensive
growth capabilities to meet all anticipated future air space
requirements, as well as high reliability to meet the rigorous
demands of commercial airline operations.
In addition to the CSeries, Pro Line Fusion will also be seen in
the cockpits of Embraer's upcoming Legacy 450 and 500 midsize jets,
as well as the Bombardier Learjet 85 and Cessna's large-cabin Model
850 Columbus.