Airbus Helicopters to get Pro Line Fusion
Airbus Helicopters, Rockwell Collins, and Vector Aerospace have signed an agreement to develop and market the Pro Line Fusion avionics solution to upgrade Airbus Helicopters platforms, it was announced on 16 June.
The AS332 / 532 MK1 helicopters will be the first targeted platforms for the upgrade, with implementation to begin in the summer of 2016.
The Pro Line Fusion solution features graphical interfaces, icons and a configurable multi-function display window for pilot operation. It features mission-specific operational profiles for helicopters, including hover in place, offshore platform approaches, and extended search and rescue patterns.
Troy Brunk, vice president and general manager, airborne solutions, Rockwell Collins, said: 'Pro Line Fusion provides Airbus Helicopters with one of the most advanced avionics and the highest level of efficiency for the rotary wing cockpit. The enhanced situational awareness features provided by Pro Line Fusion will result in reduced pilot workload and greatly increase flight safety for operators of Airbus Helicopters platforms.'
Matthieu Louvot, senior vice president, customer services, Airbus Helicopters, said: 'In our constant search for customer satisfaction, we have identified the need to offer modern but affordable glass cockpit retrofit solutions to our customers to allow them to extend the operational life of their helicopters. Entering in this cooperative agreement with Vector Aerospace and Rockwell Collins to develop a state-of-the-art upgrade solution for the existing fleet of AS332 / 532 MK1 using Pro Line Fusion will allow us to answer this need in a competitive way.'
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