Wed, Mar 16, 2011
There are autopilots... and there are autopilots... especially
when you look at the differences that occur in terms of the job
that they do. The differences between a fixed wing autopilot and a
rotorcraft autopilot are intense... hence the reasons that an
economical new generation of autopilots for helicopters tends to
create some buzz. And the buzz comes to us courtesy of Cool City
Avionics.
Cool City Electronics, Inc. was formed in 2001 to produce
commercial electronic products for the transportation industry.
Initial products included control systems and wiring harnesses for
highly-sophisticated three-wheeled vehicles. In 2003, the company
started work on the architecture for a new line of IFR-capable
helicopter Automatic Flight Control System products. And in the
fall of 2004, Cool City Avionics was formed to design, manufacture
and market a line of innovative, affordable digital flight control
systems for general aviation helicopters and airplanes. From there,
it got REALLY interesting.
Cool City Electronics personnel have over 300 years of combined
experience in the automatic flight control industry; specifically
in designing, manufacturing and installing automatic flight control
systems for general aviation fixed-wing aircraft, coupled with more
than 40 years of experience in the helicopter industry. That team
has spent the better part of a decade readying a whole new cadre of
products.
The HAP-100 is a digital, full-function, 2-axis (pitch/roll)
autopilot system for light and medium-sized helicopters. The
HAP-150 is a digital, full-function, 3-axis (pitch/roll/yaw)
autopilot system for light and medium-sized helicopters. The
HFC-100 is a digital, full-function, 2-axis (pitch/roll) autopilot
with a 2-axis (pitch/roll) stability and control augmentation
system for light and medium-sized helicopters. The HFC-150 is a
digital, full-function, 3-axis (pitch/roll/yaw) autopilot with a
2-axis (pitch/roll) stability and control augmentation system for
the light and medium-sized helicopters.
And the SAS-100 is a stability augmentation system designed to
improve basic rotorcraft stability and stability in turbulence. The
system defaults to “ON” and operation is transparent to
the pilot.
Join ANN's Jim Campbell and Cool City's Jim Irwin as we take an
initial look at what Cool City Avionics has in store for the
rotorcraft industry.
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