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The skyBeacon from uAvionix

NEW PRODUCTS

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Agency, Mexico's Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil,
Brazil's Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil and Transport
Canada. Its solutions cover almost every aircraft with the
Rockwell Collins TDR-94/94D transponder or the Honeywell Primus II radio suite.
According to the company, more than 720 aircraft are
flying today with a CMD ADS-B Out solution.
New for 2018 is the addition of Esterline's CMC Electronics CMA-3024 GPS/SBAS global navigation system
sensor unit to CMD's solutions. According to CMD, the
addition brings an affordable TSO-145C-compliant SBAS
GPS sensor meeting AC 20-165B and DO-260B ADS-B
Out requirements to the company's list of available options. The CMA-3024 is an easy bolt-on installation on all
aircraft, existing and new, and with no special avionics
mounting requirements. It's a "tough box," according to
CMD, with the highest environmental qualifications in its
class and superior reliability, including an MTBF greater
than 45,000 hours.
The company also has added the Rockwell Collins
TDR-94/D-502 transponder and the Applied Avionics annunciator to the equipment listed in its Part 25 STC, with
Part 23 approval expected by mid-2018.
For more information, visit cmdflightsolutions.com.
Dallas Avionics
Dallas Avionics is a wholesale distributor of aircraft
electronics, test equipment, installation supplies and
avionics. New in its product lineup for 2018 are four
ADS-B Out-compliant products from uAvionix offering
cost-effective solutions for general aviation aircraft: the
skyBeacon, tailBeacon, echoUAT and echoESX.
The skyBeacon from uAvionix is an all-in-one,
wingtip-mounted ADS-B solution that includes 978
UAT-based ADS-B Out and an integrated WAAS GPS
sensor that works wirelessly with any Mode C or Mode
S transponder. It supports ADS-B's anonymous mode
and is built into an LED navigation light. Installation
is as simple as changing a lightbulb: No airframe
modifications or additional antennas are required, and
the unit uses the existing mounting location, circuit
breaker and wiring. The tailBeacon from uAvionix is
similar, but mounts in an aircraft's rear navigation light
position. Both products are expected to receive TSO
approval.
The two additional products from uAvionix are
remote-mounted ADS-B transceivers that provide
2020 compliance, traffic and weather to an EFIS and/
or tablet-based electronic flight bag. The echoUAT is

designed for general aviation aircraft operating in the U.S. while the
echoESX is a Mode S transponder
using 1090 ES, which allows ADS-B Outcompliant operation at any altitude and in
any airspace around the globe.
For more information, visit dallasavionics.com.
Esterline Power Systems
Esterline Power Systems manufactures Leach-branded electromechanical and solid-state switch gear for rail,
aviation, military and space applications. By combining
its various components, the company provides solutions
for AC/DC primary and secondary power distribution
assemblies, relay panels, thrust reverser control units,
windshield controllers and numerous other applications.
During the AEA Convention, Matt Farides, business
development manager, briefed attendees on his company's new modular power distribution products and its
270VDC components.
"More and more, we're building turn-key assemblies"
of Esterline's various components, Farides told attendees. "Time-to-market has been a huge driver for most of
our customers, as well as low costs." Esterline's modular technologies allow quicker prototyping - a matter of
weeks instead of nine months.
"We've standardized on terminals, we've standardized on bus bars ... the idea is that hopefully we can
take your drawing and go pull parts out of bins and go
rapidly prototype something for you and get you something in the lab as soon as possible," he said. An existing network management unit, for example, can be customized via software alone, leaving its industry-standard
approvals in place and also improving time to market.
"Today, there are some limitations on hot switch-

Esterline's modular
assemblies for
primary power
distribution

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Switching components and
solutions for 270VDC systems
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