Honeywell's Popular Handheld Now Available for Helicopters
February 21 2010 - 11:58AM
PR Newswire (US)
Bendix/King by Honeywell AV8OR Provides Portable Weather, Traffic
and GPS HOUSTON, Feb. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- HELI-EXPO® --
Honeywell (NYSE: HON) announced today that its popular Bendix/King
by Honeywell AV8OR handheld Global Positioning System (GPS) is now
available for helicopter operators. (Logo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080425/LAF040LOGO ) "The
AV8OR is a terrific addition to any helicopter, providing
situational awareness of weather, terrain, traffic and airspace for
very little cost," said Chad Cundiff, vice president, Crew
Interface and Displays, Honeywell Aerospace. "For about $800,
helicopter pilots get moving-map navigation with terrain awareness,
which they can use on the ground or in the air, making every trip
simple from door -- to air -- to door. The unit can also wirelessly
interface to traffic and weather information." The AV8OR is a
portable touch-screen GPS for use in the car or in the air, with
real-time weather capability, moving-map navigation and video-in
capability. Its large 4.3-inch screen can display weather, from
Honeywell's KDR 610 or the WxWorx portable receiver, and traffic
from Zaon Flight Systems' XRX portable traffic receiver. The moving
map display incorporates helicopter symbology, low altitude
helicopter routes, helipads and controlled airspace. The navigation
database includes terrain shading and a SmartProfile(TM) view,
enabling operators to see the terrain in the flight path of the
helicopter. For $99 a year, AV8OR is the first handheld to offer
daily updates on fuel pricing through Flight Guide, as well as
on-field services, restaurants, taxi services and hotels. A
dedicated online customer center provides operators with simple
software updating capability. The AV8OR is the first touch-screen
handheld device developed for both aviation and automotive use, the
first airway planner, the first to have multimedia capability and
the first to have a Bluetooth® phone interface -- all in one
device. AV8ORs are available from any authorized Bendix/King by
Honeywell sales and service center worldwide. Honeywell offers a
full range of helicopter equipment, from aircraft engines,
auxiliary power units and other mechanical systems to the Zing(TM)
Health Usage Monitoring Systems (HUMS). Honeywell International is
a Fortune 100 diversified technology and manufacturing leader,
serving customers worldwide with aerospace products and services;
control technologies for buildings, homes and industry; automotive
products; turbochargers; and specialty materials. Based in Morris
Township, N.J., Honeywell's shares are traded on the New York,
London, and Chicago Stock Exchanges. More Honeywell news...
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Sinclair, +1-602-365-2324, Web Site: http://www.honeywell.com/
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