Mon, Jul 25, 2011
Company Returns To AirVenture In A Major Way
Sunday news conferences are pretty rare at AirVenture ... in
fact, there was only one on the schedule for this week. Rockwell
Collins too, the opportunity to unveil the industry’s
first touch-control primary flight displays for business jets and
turboprop aircraft, which will be available on future applications
of the company’s Pro Line Fusion avionics system. The
announcement was made today at the 59th Annual Experimental
Aircraft Association (EAA) AirVenture in Oshkosh.
“These displays demonstrate our focus on empowering pilots
with natural head-up, eyes-forward interfaces,” said Colin
Mahoney, vice president of Sales and Marketing for Rockwell
Collins. “Touch-controlled, icon-based controls on the main
displays help keep pilots’ attention focused up and forward
for safer and more efficient flying. For example, when programming
the flight management system, instead of entering information on a
console-mounted keypad, pilots can redirect to a graphically
displayed waypoint or destination with a single swipe of a
finger.” Other simple gestures directly on a map display
would control panning and zoom features.
Another benefit of the new displays is a streamlined learning
cycle for pilots transitioning to a new aircraft type, enabled by
the user-friendly, icon-based graphical user interface.
Mahoney said this was the first time in several years that the
company as exhibited at AirVenture, and they have returned with a
major invertment in the show. "I've had a lot of people ask me 'why
are you exhibiting at Oshkosh?' I prefer to ask the question the
other way around. 'Why not?'," Mahoney said. “We are thrilled
to present the daily air show, which has become a must-see for EAA
AirVenture’s global audience of aviation enthusiasts.
Rockwell Collins is committed to inspiring the future of aviation
and AirVenture is a fantastic opportunity to reach out to those who
share our passion.”
Rockwell Collins is the presenting sponsor of the daily air
shows, including the widely popular Night Air Show on Saturday,
July 30.
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