Honeywell Sentinel(TM) Display Enhanced with Approach Plates and Airport Diagrams
February 21 2010 - 11:58AM
PR Newswire (US)
Other New Features Include Flexible Mounting and Shipping Symbology
from Maritime Transponders HOUSTON, Feb. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/
-- HELI-EXPO® -- Honeywell (NYSE: HON) announced today that its
Sentinel Multi-Function Display and Navigation System has been
upgraded to include a new display for improved cockpit flexibility
and new software features to improve the system capability, as well
as approach plates and airport diagrams. (Logo:
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"Helicopter pilots appreciate the safety and situational awareness
the Sentinel brings to their operations, especially for helicopter
emergency service (HEMS)," said Chad Cundiff, vice president, Crew
Interface and Displays, Honeywell Aerospace. "The approach plates
and airport diagrams will simplify their flights since they can fly
without manually changing charts as they fly." North American
Sentinel customers can get geo-referenced approach plates and
airport diagrams directly from Seattle Avionics Software, a leading
provider of aviation software and digital ChartData. Other regions
will have access to similar aviation charts through a future
upgrade. The new remote-mount display is a slim-line 5.7-inch
screen package that allows operators with little cockpit space to
utilize the Sentinel system without removing any avionics. The
display can be mounted either in portrait or landscape modes,
depending on the operator's needs. "The Sentinel is designed
specifically to meet safety needs of helicopter operators," said
Cundiff. "Not only does it add situational awareness for less than
$10,000, but it includes terrain mapping, intelligent database
search engine, traffic, weather, Automatic Identification System
(AIS) transponder display and VFR navigation." For helicopter
operators that fly in littoral areas, shipping symbology has been
added via a new maritime AIS transponder interface. Sentinel can
display external camera images for pilots with hoist or enhanced
vision systems, for example. Designed to support private,
executive, medical evacuation, air ambulance, civil and military
reconnaissance roles, Sentinel is a price-competitive package
providing high-resolution mapping and multiple sensor interfaces.
It starts at $9,995 and is available for use in Europe or North
America. The upgrade will be available second quarter from any
Honeywell authorized sales and service center. 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
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