Avionics News June 2014 - 85

L-3 Aviation Products
L-3 AVIATION PRODUCTS recently announced The Boeing

Company selected the T3CAS Integrated Surveillance System and
the FA2100 Cockpit Voice Recorder and Flight Data Recorder system as standard avionics for the KC-46A Military Tanker program.
According to L-3, if all options under the current contract are
exercised, Boeing expects to deliver 179 tankers so the Air Force
can begin replacing a portion of its fleet of KC-135 Stratotankers.
By 2017, Boeing is to build four test aircraft and deliver 18 combatready tankers.
"This pairing of our technology-leading surveillance platform and
our industry-leading flight recorders is a great fit for the Boeing
Tanker," said RALPH DEMARCO, vice president of sales and
marketing for L-3 Aviation Products. "By leveraging T3CAS, Boeing
is moving aviation forward to NextGen flight. Our versatile T3CAS
system has a core set of functions that includes ADS-B In and Out
capabilities, enabling Boeing to offer the U.S. Air Force and other
military operators a unique set of surveillance capabilities - all
coupled with our widely fielded flight recorder system."
The T3CAS is an advanced integrated surveillance system
featuring a traffic alert and collision avoidance system, terrain
awareness warning system, Mode S transponder with ADS-B Out
transmission, and military airborne surveillance system to provide a
higher degree of situational awareness for military flight operations.
The Mode S Transponder within the T3CAS is certified to
DO-260B, which enables ADS-B Out transmission that complies
with EASA and FAA mandates and is capable of A3 sensitivity, the
highest category of ADS-B functionality, ensuring the highest power
output when transmitting and the highest sensitivity when receiving.
The Mode S Transponder transmits highly accurate position, speed
and intent data about the aircraft in flight. The T3CAS also receives
this information from other aircraft flying in the nearby airspace, or
ADS-B In.
* In other news...
L-3 Display Systems was awarded a contract from The Boeing
Company to provide production multipurpose displays for the
AH-64 Apache helicopter. The 6.25-by-6.25-inch MPD from L-3 is a
form, fit, function display that is backward- and forward-compatible
with the current MPDs used on the aircraft.
For more information, visit www.L-3com.com/aviationproducts. q

Century Flight Systems
CENTURY FLIGHT SYSTEMS received

supplemental type certificates from the FAA for the
installation of its Century 4000 autopilot in Beechcraft
Bonanza 35 aircraft models C to V.
"More than 7,510 Bonanza 35 C-Vs were produced
over the period 1951 to 1982," said BILL EUBANKS,
president of Century Flight Systems. "Many of these
planes are 50 to 60 years old and are now being
upgraded in their avionics suites; the C4000 is an ideal
autopilot candidate to add safety and performanceenhancing technology to these magnificent aircraft.
Aircraft owners will find they can confidently switch on
their C4000 500 feet from takeoff, and then switch it
off at minimums for a safe landing following a stable
instrument approach."
According to the company, the C4000 uses advanced
digital and analog circuitry to process rate and position
data to produce the most accurate and comfortable flight
dynamics available in smooth or turbulent air. A Century
Flight Systems autopilot in turbulent air does not have to
be disengaged.
For more information, visit www.centuryflight.com. q

Spirit Aeronautics
SPIRIT AERONAUTICS

announced JERRY
MACDONALD joined the aircraft
production team as an aircraft
production supervisor.
MacDonald brings 36 years
of industry experience, including
stints at Owens Corning, SSK
Jerry MacDonald
Industries and GE Aircraft
Engines. He earned a master's
degree in aeronautical science from Embry-Riddle
Aeronautical University.
For more information, visit www.spiritaeronautics.com. q

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