Fri, Jul 29, 2011
GippsAERO, Ultra Electronics Flightline Systems Integrate
Instruments Into GA10 Project
GippsAERO has signed a multi-year agreement with Ultra
Electronics Flightline Systems to integrate the AuRACLE digital
engine management system to the GippsAERO family of aircraft.
The agreement provides for an initial joint design, development,
integration and certification project over the next 12 months for
the GA10 program. The GA10, a turbine engine powered 10 seat
aircraft, is under development and builds on the success of the GA8
Airvan, and offers an alternative fuel solution for
operators where Avgas supply is problematic.
Besides providing basic EMS, the AuRACLE system will feature
dual screen displays with full revisionary capabilities providing a
high reliability solution for remote area operations. In addition,
the AuRACLE will also provide a full ETM (Engine Trend Monitoring)
capability. This will optimize engine maintenance
management and thereby increase operational reliability, engine
life and profits for GA10 owners.
Gerhard Jordaan, Engineering and Projects Manager at GippsAERO
said “the choice of the AuRACLE system provides GippsAERO
with the capability to interface with a variety of customer
avionics options. This will allow us to provide our customers
versatility in our product”. Longer term goals of the
relationship are to provide a common avionics baseline across the
entire GippsAERO product range including GA18 and GA8. For fleet
operators, this will minimise training costs.
Eric Hathaway, Senior Product Manager Aircraft Instruments at
Flightline Systems stated “we see this as a strategic
partnership to expand the AuRACLE product line into the turbine OEM
market”. The GA10 aircraft is currently in development at the
GippsAERO manufacturing facility in Morwell, Australia. The
prototype of the GA10 is due to fly by end of year and the aircraft
is still on track for certification through 2012 and production in
early 2013.
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