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NEW PRODUCTS

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new product, the company’s stability augmentation system
(SAS) now is being offered as a stand-alone solution for
operators who don’t want or need a full autopilot system but
do want its stability augmentation features. Those include a
pitch/roll hold envelope of up to positive 11 and negative 6
degrees in the pitch axis, plus 5 degrees in roll. The system is
designed to be and can be “on” at all times, but incorporates
“Fly-Through” Flight Control Operation, allowing crew to overcome the system with no more than 3.5 pounds of force in
either the pitch or roll axes. The SAS-only system is STC’d on
Bell 206B/L and 407 models, plus the AS350 series and the
EuroCopter EC130 B4.
Meanwhile, the IDU-450 display offers a 4-by-5-inch display, integrated or remote ADAHRS/GPS sensors, up to five
RS170 video inputs, NVG mode, integral TAWS and integral
FMS. It is compliant with RNP 0.1, LPV, BRNAV and PRNAV
standards and also incorporates a digital flight recorder. The
IDU-450 is certified aboard the AS350 and AS355 helicopters,
plus Bell’s 206, 407 and 412 models. Certification is pending
for Part 23 Class I, II and III aircraft.
To learn more, visit www.sharepoint.s-tec.com.

Cobham/Comant Industries
Antennas aren’t the sexiest component an avionics shop
ever installed. But they all have different characteristics,
serve specific frequencies and
Cobham’s CI 420-490
can make or break even a
Iridium antenna
relatively simple avionics
installation. And now,
according to Don Jeckell,
representing Cobham’s
Comant Industries at
the AEA Convention, his
company is offering the
industry’s first TSO C159a
Iridium-specific antenna.
Cobham said its new CI 420-490
Iridium antenna is a tear-drop product specifically designed and approved to work with Iridium. Until
approval of TSO C159a, previous antennas sold for use
with FAA-approved Iridium installations were GPS antennas with broad enough frequency capability to include the
satellite-based communications service. Other new products in Cobham’s Iridium antenna line also are designed
to comply with TSO C159a, but come in two more shapes:
round and a bar-of-soap-like form factor. According to
Jeckell, the combination of TSO approval and multiple
shapes makes Cobham’s Iridium antenna line one-of-akind.
The company also announced two versions of its CI 295
search and rescue (SAR) antenna. Typically designed for
rotorcraft applications, the CI 295 is available optimized
for either the 136-174 and 380-520 MHz bandwidths or

136-174 and 764-870 MHz. Jeckell told attendees the
new SAR product is flying on Los Angeles (Calif.) County
Sheriff’s Office Aerospatiale Super Puma helicopters. By
incorporating a broad frequency range, the CI 295 configuration eliminates dual antenna placement challenges,
simplifying installation.
To learn more, visit www.cobham.com.

EMTEQ
Greg Cornell, director of advanced technology for EMTEQ,
focused on the evolving technologies his company has been
developing in both lighting and cabin power.
EMTEQ’s product lines in the commercial and business
aviation markets offers an extensive selection of innovative
products ranging from cables to integrated installation kits;
from cabin power to LED lighting; and from structures to exterior lighting.
Cornell told attendees at the AEA Convention that advances in LED lighting technologies have allowed EMTEQ to
develop the QUASAR II, an upgrade and redefinition of the
company’s mood-lighting products. One result is a smaller
and lighter package. Another is that the QUASAR II product
is the first 115VAC RGBA full-spectrum mood-lighting system
available to the market, a configuration the company said
has significantly simplified installation on wide-body aircraft
by eliminating the need for external power supplies. Also, the
QUASAR II is what the company called a “smart light,” eliminating the need for a separate control box, further simplifying
CMS integration. The QUASAR II features higher resolution,
enabling more vivid colors and dynamic scenes than previous
products.
Meanwhile, EMTEQ’s Universal intelliUSB SR is the company’s latest entry in the market for in-flight recharging of personal electronic devices. The intelliUSB SR incorporates technology enabling it to accommodate the unique requirements
of the top three USB-based recharging protocols, allowing it
to charge more than 90 percent of the market-leading tablets,
phones and eReaders all from one port. All this, despite an
in-cabin port measuring 1 ⅛-by-¾ inches with a compact box
hidden behind a wall panel or in the seat. This ultra-small
design allows the intelliUSB SR to be seamlessly integrated
into the cabin without calling attention from the overall design
yet being easily accessible for passengers.
To learn more, visit www.emteq.com.

EMTEQ’s
QUASAR II
mood lighting
enables more
vivid colors.

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