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application for iPad devices, downloadable in iTunes. Rockwell
Collins said the application leverages the iPad’s technologies
and provides flight data received through an installed Airshow
system and connected to a wireless access point for real-time
airborne position data and other in-flight information.
To learn more, visit www.rockwellcollins.com.

Satcom Direct
Satcom Direct, a provider of satellite voice, fax, datalink
and Internet communications solutions, introduced attendees at
the AEA Convention to its new Satcom Direct Router, which
the company said is a next-generation aircraft network router,
enhancing cabin communications systems management and
enabling simultaneous use of multiple satellite connections. Ken
Bantoft, founder and vice president of engineering for the company, presented information on the new product, highlighting
the SDR’s satellite-ready capability, which allows simultaneous
use of Inmarsat, SwiftBroadband, Swift 64, Ku-Band and KaBand satellite connections with intelligent traffic control, along
with Wi-Fi access and 3G/4G cellular network connectivity.
Bantoft told attendees the SDR features 802.11n dual-band
(2.4 + 5.0 GHz) Wi-Fi and is backward-compatible with the
802.11b/g standard. Four simultaneous wireless networks will
be supported initially, allowing multiple systems to operate on
the aircraft without additional wireless access points. This allows for separate guest or dedicated VVIP networks. While on
the ground, 3G/4G network connectivity is an option through
the SDR, and Satcom Direct offers data plans for domestic and
global roaming through the use of the SDR’s dual-SIM module.
Satcom Direct’s SDR integrates with various Satcom Direct
services, including AeroV, SD Flight Tracker, SkyTicket, SkyShield and Aero X/NG, the company’s next-generation Aero X
service, which allows acceleration, compression and optimization of multiple satellite links and provides data caching over
any satellite network. Mobile applications for iPhone and iPad
devices will be available as the router goes into service. The

Satcom Direct Router

apps will include onboard cabin services, such as a moving
map, SD Flight Tracker, command and control of satellite links,
plus real-time connection status reporting.
To learn more, visit www.satcomdirect.com.

Shadin
Shadin Avionics AIS
(avionics interface system)
Fuel Flow is the latest
addition to the company’s
well-established portfolio
of fuel flow products,
according to Trevor Lund,
Shadin’s
product manager for Shadin. He
AIS Fuel Flow
briefed attendees at the AEA Convention on the new product, plus the company’s
flyTab aircraft interface module, an iPad-based and hard-wired
cockpit interface for electronic flight bag applications.
Shadin’s new AIS Fuel Flow is billed as a “behind the
glass” system, which allows fuel flow and additional,
related information to appear on a glass display rather than
on a separate indicator. The AIS is billed by the company
as a configurable converter platform, which provides
application-specific data conversion and concentration
capabilities. The AIS Fuel Flow system requires no panel
space and enables Shadin fuel flow data to be added to
primary or secondary flight displays. Weighing less than
a pound, the AIS Fuel Flow complies with TSO C44d and
incorporates DO-178B Level C software. With it, installers
can easily add fuel flow to panel upgrades, combine heading and air data with fuel flow data, plus convert ARINC
429 air data to RS-232.
The flyTab aircraft interface module, Shadin said, is
the first complete integrated iPad Class 2 EFB solution.
Data formats available for streaming via flyTab include
ARINC 429, RS-232, RS-422, RS-485 and discrete data.
Using the AIS converter platform, additional interfaces can
be easily added and certified. Potential iPad EFB uses for
this data include aeronautical charting, own-ship position,
chart centering, FMS/GPS information (position, altitude,
groundspeed, track, origin, flight plan and destination, time),
real-time weather, ACARS messaging and customer-specific
programs. A software development kit is available, allowing customers to customize existing applications or develop
their own specific tools.
To learn more, visit www.shadin.com.
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