Aero-News has learned CMC Electronics Inc. has been selected by Norway's Heli-One to provide its CMA-9000 Flight Management System (FMS), as well as its 24-channel CMA-3024 Global Positioning System (GPS) Sensor for a military VIP Puma operator. This is the first program to introduce the combined CMC product offering of the CMA-9000 FMS and the CMA-3024 GPS Sensor for a helicopter retrofit application.

The CMA-9000 FMS builds on the company's CMA-3000 FMS, that has been previously installed on the Eurocopter EC-135, EC-145, EC-225, AS-532 and AS-330 helicopters. With increased memory, input/output and faster processing, the CMA-9000 offers increased capability for integration with a large number of helicopter avionics for both military and commercial operators.

The CMA-9000 FMS is a self-contained, high performance, multi-function control and display unit that enables the integration of navigation sensors and radio, communication radios, displays and other mission avionics. The integrated avionics can be centrally managed and controlled, thereby reducing pilot workload and improving situational awareness and mission effectiveness.

The performance of the CMA-9000 FMS is further improved with the integration of the CMA-3024 GPS sensor. The CMA-3024 GPS is a fourth generation aviation ARINC-743a sensor that uses a 24-channel GPS receiver that is certified to TSO-145a.  This sensor takes advantage of the Narrow Correlator signal processing technology developed by NovAtel. The CMA-3024 offers advanced technology and compatibility, supporting applications such as FMS, RNP, ADS-B, TCAS, TAWS, RNAV and MMR. This product has been purposely designed to support GPS precision approach modes LNAV/VNAV, LPV and GLS and is upgradeable to SBAS, GBAS, WAAS (TSO-145a) EGNOS and LAAS.

"With the CMC Electronics' CMA-9000 FMS and CMA-3024 GPS already established on Military Trainer and Air Transport aircraft, this latest award builds on the credibility of both products to enhance the operational requirements on a variety of fixed wing and rotary wing platforms," said Cathy Bain, CMC’s vice president marketing and sales.

Managing a global fleet of more than 225 aircraft and employing a team of more than 800 professionals worldwide, Heli-One is the world’s largest independent helicopter support company. Heli-One is a wholly owned subsidiary of CHC Helicopter Corporation.

FMI: www.cmcelectronics.ca, www.heli-one.ca