Meggitt has won the contract for a fully integrated standby instrument system on the *Learjet 85 aircraft, Bombardier’s new composite business jet. The win follows another contract awarded for Meggitt’s next-generation fire protection system on this aircraft.
The standby system, which comprises Meggitt’s new-generation integrated secondary flight display (iSFD) and magnetic heading sensor (MHS), provides an independent display of aircraft attitude, altitude, airspeed, heading and navigation data. The displayed attitude information is sourced from internal inertial sensors; heading data from the remotely mounted MHS; and air and navigation data from other systems.
The iSFD, which will be mounted on the Learjet 85 aircraft’s flight deck, is the latest development of Meggitt’s highly successful Mk2 secondary flight display system with more than 4,000 delivered and performing reliably over a decade on over 30 different aircraft programmes. With initial deliveries of the iSFD commencing this year, it remains the most up-to-date, low risk instrument of its kind on the international market.
According to Meggitt, the iSFD, like its forebear, is attracting a high level of interest for its reliability, low weight, low cost of ownership, shortest installed length, best use of screen space, customisation and configurability.
The iSFD’s LED backlights are also unique to Meggitt standby systems, minimising the use of power, lasting longer and exhibiting a magnitude of colour saturation and brightness control that exceeds conventional versions.
The iSFD is suitable for commercial and military aircraft, whether fixed or rotary wing and includes an integrated air data module option.
The MHS is a microprocessor-based unit that generates ARINC 429 magnetic heading messages based on the Earth’s detected magnetic field. The MHS is already qualified, TSO-approved and in production for a number of fixed and rotary wing programs. The MHS is designed to withstand the lightning-induced transients, HIRF (high intensity radiated fields) and audio frequency and induced signal susceptibility required for modern aircraft.
Meggitt’s new-generation fire detection and extinguishing system (“FIDEX”) has also been specified on the Learjet 85. The system offers full ATA26 fire protection.
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Headquartered in the United Kingdom, Meggitt PLC is an international group operating in North America, Europe and Asia. Known for its specialised extreme environment engineering, Meggitt is a world leader in civil and military aerospace equipment, sensing systems, combat support and defence systems training.
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