Global Aviator South Africa - April 2018

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Global Aviator April 2018 / Vol. 10 / No. 4 15


technologies on-board Comair’s
new 737 MAX include:



  • Integrated Multi-Mode Receiver,
    which provides the latest in radio
    navigation capabilities with satellite-
    based and ground-based navigation
    in one complete, lightweight
    receiver. This technology helps
    pinpoint precise aircraft locations
    for efficient landings and saves
    space in the cockpit, reducing the
    size and weight up to 50 percent
    compared with existing solutions.

  • IntuVue RDR-4000 3D Weather
    Radar, which is the first automatic
    commercial radar to depict
    weather in the flight path of an
    aircraft, detecting inclement
    weather 5 percent farther than
    any other system. This allows
    aircraft to detect turbulence up to
    60 nautical miles ahead as well as
    predict hail and lightning. IntuVue
    also enables Connected Radar,


allowing Honeywell to download
weather hazard data from other
IntuVue-equipped aircraft.


  • SmartTraffic Traffic Alert and
    Collision Avoidance System, which
    provides a long-active surveillance
    range capability of 100 nautical
    miles to detect incoming aircraft.
    The system offers pilots exceptional
    awareness of traffic to avoid and
    reduce risks on the flight path.

  • Mark II+ Communications
    Management Unit, which
    manages two-way data link
    communications between the
    aircraft and the ground, enables
    the real-time transmission of
    aircraft health and position data,


and provides a communication
link between pilots and the
airline’s operations center.
In part because of Comair’s
selection of Honeywell International
Inc. navigation and weather
equipment, the airline can meet
existing and upcoming regulations
mandated by the Federal Aviation
Administration, such as the
Automatic Dependent Surveillance-
Broadcast Out. Using precise GPS
data, the technology can accurately
pinpoint an aircraft’s position in
real time and share this data with
surrounding aircraft and air traffic
control to meet the aim of running
more efficient, safer flights. •
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