L-3 Avionics Systems' Stormscope Surpasses 50,000 Units Sold

L-3 Avionics Systems tells ANNN that the company's Stormscope weather mapping system sales have surpassed 50,000 units sold. The company will be celebrating the milestone during AOPA Expo.

"Stormscope's accuracy and reliability are still unmatched and sales continue to be strong," said Larry Riddle, L-3 Avionics Systems' vice president of business development. "Data-link weather systems only monitor cloud to ground strikes, which represent just 10 to 20 percent of the entire lightning picture. Stormscope detects ALL lightning activity and provides the most comprehensive, real-time thunderstorm depiction available. Many pilots who have data-link weather also choose to use Stormscope as a complementary system to enhance safety."

Stormscope systems are particularly useful during the cumulus and mature stages of a thunderstorm when windshear, turbulence and lightning are most likely. During the cumulus stage of a thunderstorm, storm cells are usually precipitation-free, and weather radar is unable to show activity. Stormscope, by detecting the electrical activity already present as the storm builds, provides an accurate view of areas that should be avoided. Stormscope processes both azimuth and range to determine the location and intensity of dangerous thunderstorm cells - then presents the findings in real time.

L-3 Avionics Systems manufactures several Stormscope models - from standalone lightning displays to systems that integrate with MFDs and EFIS - each designed to fit within existing cockpits and budgets.

Stormscope Weather Mapping Systems were the first airborne instruments developed specifically to detect and map thunderstorms by analyzing the radiated signals of electrical discharges from storm cells. L-3 acquired the Stormscope line from 3M in the early 1990s and has continued to improve upon the technology with its current WX-500, WX-950 and WX-1000 models.

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