Honeywell - Business and Commuter Aviation Systems Press Releases

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National Business Aircraft Association (NBAA) '96
Farnborough Air Show '96
Regional Airline Association (RAA) '96
Asian Aerospace '96
National Business Aircraft Association (NBAA) '95

FOR LATEST NEWS ON PRIMUS EPIC™ AND NEW BIZAV PRODUCTS, VISIT BCAS WEBSITE AT HTTP://WWW.CAS.HONEYWELL.COM/BCAS

ORLANDO, NOV. 19 - Honeywell's Business and Commuter Aviation Systems (BCAS) has launched its Internet web site as a service to its customers and the public. The BCAS Internet address is http://www.cas.honeywell.com/bcas.

Features of the new web site include information on Honeywell integrated avionics systems for business and regional aircraft and helicopters, product information, and contacts for BCAS marketing, publications and employment opportunities.

Honeywell Customer Service information includes customer training schedules, service bulletins, worldwide exchange and rental program (SPEX), sales and support directory and warranty information.

New features include a catalog of press releases and regulatory information on such topics as Reduced Vertical Separation Minimums (RVSM) and Communication, Navigation and Surveillance / Air Traffic Managment (CNS/ATM).

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HONEYWELL'S BOOTH FEATURES A WEALTH OF NEW TECHNOLOGY

ORLANDO, NOV. 19 - Honeywell's new Primus Epic™ next-generation integrated avionics system, a live demonstration of new Primus weather radar and a pilot's-eye view of flight through the Honeywell/Racal Head-Up Display are just some of the features at Honeywell Booth #2285 at the National Business Aircraft Association's 49th Annual Meeting and Convention.

Honeywell's next-generation Primus Epic™, which makes its world premier at NBAA '96, will be on display by invitation only at this year's booth. Customers and members of the media will also be invited to fly a cockpit demonstrator in the Honeywell Citation III on a space-available basis. The main floor of the booth with include a special visual wall featuring the evolution of Honeywell integrated avionics from the SPZ-8000 to Primus 1000 and 2000 to the new Primus Epic™ modular design.

What's that under the four running shower heads? The new Primus 880 high-powered weather radar, of course. It's making its world debut along with the new Primus 660 and 440 weather radar systems, which bring high power radar back to business aviation. And did we mention it will feature live weather being mapped just outside the convention center?

Exciting new pilot's-eye-view video takes you inside the cockpit of a Gulfstream IV for a flight on the Honeywell/GEC-Marconi Head-Up Display (HUD 2020). The HUD is fast approaching certification with the most functional, pilot-friendly symbology in the industry.

The popular new Honeywell/Trimble HT9000 will be on display, along with a continuous video illustrating the benefits of the GPS product for light corporate jet retrofits.

Honeywell's FMZ-2000 Flight Management System has lots of news to share at this year's NBAA, including the delivery of the 1,000th unit. The Honeywell booth will feature a demonstration of the capabilities of the FMZ-2000 using an FMS simulator and CD-815 controller, and a video simulation on the multi-function display. Honeywell's new computer-based FMS trainer also will be on computer display.

NBAA '96 marks the debut of Honeywell's next-generation Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System, TCAS 2000. It is featured along with Honeywell/Racal SATCOM demonstrations, including secure voice.

The Honeywell/Pelorus Satellite Landing System module will feature a video of differential GPS landing capabilities, along with ground station hardware. Honeywell's TracLink ground vehicle tracking system will also be displayed. Both systems have recently been installed for use at Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport.

Honeywell's Customer Support organization will host on-line demonstrations of the Business and Commuter Aviation Systems' Internet site, as well as interactive computer-based training programs.

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HONEYWELL/PELORUS SLS-2000 SATELLITE LANDING SYSTEM CONTINUES TOWARD CERTIFICATION AT MINNEAPOLIS, NEWARK

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ORLANDO, NOV. 19 - The Honeywell/Pelorus SLS-2000 Satellite Landing System continues flight testing toward Federal Aviation Administration certification at Minneapolis/ St. Paul and Newark, N.J., international airports.

The SLS-2000 is expected to be the world's first certified differential Global Positioning System (DGPS) system when it receives FAA Special Category I certification in the first quarter of 1997.

The SLS-2000 was selected for installation and use by Continental at Newark in a program sponsored by the Air Transport Association. When certified, the SLS-2000 will be the world's first certified DGPS system used for precision approaches in revenue service. The data collected during Project Newark will be used by the FAA to help establish certification processes for precision approaches benefiting other air carriers as well as general aviation.

In addition to the U.S. installations, the Satellite Landing System has been purchased for installation in Australia, Canada and Russia, with sales pending in several other countries.

"We are seeing a rapid increase in interest in Honeywell's total system solution as airport operators become more familiar with our ability to apply DGPS-based technology to practical uses that will increase operating efficiency and safety at their airports," said Mike Smith, vice president and general manager for Honeywell's Business and Commuter Aviation Systems. "The SLS makes good business sense for both airports and airlines."

The Satellite Landing System is based on GPS, which provides three-dimensional position information 24 hours a day, anywhere on earth. The SLS-2000 provides a cost-effective way to alleviate airport congestion, air traffic noise and weather-related delays by providing aircraft with very precise navigation data to aid approaches. The result is improved traffic flow and enhanced safety, regardless of weather or terrain.

The SLS-2000 will serve all runway ends within a radius of 20 to 30 nautical miles. This will give precision approach capability to many of the runways where such approach procedures are currently not available.

"GPS initiatives represent the greatest leap forward in aviation since the introduction of the jet engine," said Jeffrey Hamiel, executive director of the Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) of Minneapolis/St. Paul. "By providing precise landing guidance for all types of approaches, including 'circling approaches,' the SLS enables aircraft to avoid long, straight-line paths to runways. This helps decrease the traffic and resulting noise in neighborhoods in those paths."

How DGPS works

Three GPS Remote Satellite Measurement Unit (RSMU) antennas are installed at various fixed, surveyed locations in the terminal area. The SLS-2000 ground reference station then compares signals sent from GPS satellites with the true (surveyed) position of the RSMUs to determine errors resulting from atmospheric and other effects. This technique is known as differential GPS.

The appropriate error corrections, plus approach points, are then sent via a DO-217 datalink transmitter to approaching aircraft. The aircraft's onboard GPS equipment uses this data to produce very precise navigation information that is accurate to within 1.5 meters horizontally and 2 meters vertically.

In 1993, Honeywell was the first to certify a "sole means" GPS non-precision approach when the ATR-72 aircraft was certified in Aspen, Colo. The data collected during the Aspen approach certification was used by the FAA and the Satellite Program Office to help establish certification processes for approaches.

Pelorus Navigation Systems of Calgary, Canada, has a 14-year track record as a specialist in the design, manufacture, installation and maintenance of ground-based navigation systems. Pelorus has supplied its navigation systems to more than 150 airports worldwide.

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HONEYWELL IS THE AVIONICS SUPPLIER OF CHOICE FOR 11 NEW BUSINESS JET PROGRAMS

ORLANDO, NOV. 19 - How many avionics companies does it take to supply the integrated avionics on board 11 new business jet programs? Just one: Honeywell.

It's been a busy year for the world's leading supplier of integrated automatic flight control and flight management systems, displays and flight references, with 11 new business jets completing or undergoing certification with Honeywell's advanced avionics systems.

Today, Honeywell's next-generation Primus Epic™ integrated avionics system made news twice: It was simultaneously unveiled at Honeywell's NBAA press conference and was also named as the avionics system for the new Hawker Horizon business jet at the Raytheon Aircraft Co. press ceremony. The newest Hawker is tentatively scheduled to make its debut in late 1999, with certification tentatively set for first quarter 2001.

Over the past 15 months, Honeywell avionics have received FAA certification on the Citation X, Falcon 900EX and Hawker 800XP business jets, and deliveries are already nearing 100 on the Citation Ultra. This fall, the Citation Bravo, Gulfstream V and Learjet 45 business jets continue flight testing toward certification. Bombardier's Global Express took its first flight Oct. 13 and will continue flight testing in Wichita following its appearance at NBAA '96. Still to come: certification of the Citation Excel and Sino Swearingen SJ30-2 business jets.

"We are proud to see the Honeywell name on so many new programs," said Mike Smith, vice president and general manager of Honeywell's Business and Commuter Aviation Systems. "I think the sheer number of programs, as well as the sophistication of these aircraft, speaks highly of our research and development, as well as our commitment to our customers. The performance and reliability of our integrated avionics are unsurpassed in the industry."

Here's a program update on Honeywell integrated avionics systems:

Key to Honeywell's continued success as the world leader in integrated avionics for business jet and regional markets are the Primus 1000, Primus 2000 and SPZ-8500 systems.

Honeywell's Primus 1000 features a flexible ARINC 429 architecture tailored to the operational requirements of business aircraft as well as regional airlines. The Primus 1000 may be configured with two, three, four or five 8-by-7-inch Electronic Flight Instrument System (EFIS) displays with the following: integrated Engine Instrument/Crew Advisory System (EICAS), attitude/heading reference system, flight management system, inertial reference system, Primus II integrated radios, micro air data computer, Global Positioning System (GPS), Traffic Alert/Collision Avoidance System (TCAS), severe weather avoidance systems and fail-passive autopilot.

The Primus 2000 is one of the most advanced integrated avionics system available today. Designed for the medium- to heavy-class business jet and regional aircraft market, the Primus 2000 is smaller, lighter, uses less power and is more reliable than any previous system of its kind. In addition to its five full-color displays, system features may include dual integrated FMZ-2000 flight management systems, dual micro air data computers, dual or triple LASEREF III inertial reference systems, a third integrated FMS, Primus 870 turbulence-detecting color weather radar, full flight regime autothrottle, dual fail-operational autopilot, comprehensive integrated maintenance test system and data acquisition units.

Honeywell's SPZ-8500 integrated avionics system features dual IC-800 integrated avionics computers and dual FMZ-2000 flight management systems. A cockpit configuration includes six 8-by-8 cathode ray displays of EFIS/EICAS with system synoptic pages. Other features include dual fail-operational autopilot/flight directors, dual DA-800 data acquisition units with increased I/O capability, triple micro air data computers and triple LASEREF III inertial reference systems.

Honeywell is a global controls company focused on creating value through technology that enhances comfort, improves productivity, saves energy, protects the environment and increases safety. The company services customers worldwide in the homes and buildings, industrial and aviation and space markets. Honeywell employs 53,000 people in 95 countries, and had 1995 sales of $6.7 billion.

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HONEYWELL FMZ-2000 FLIGHT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM COMPLETES TSO APPROVAL ON DASSAULT FALCON 2000

ORLANDO, NOV. 19 - The Honeywell FMZ-2000 Flight Management System (FMS) has received TSO approval for use on board the Dassault Falcon 2000 business jet.

The FMZ-2000 received TSO approval of lateral navigation for installation on the Falcon 2000 last April. On Oct. 2, Honeywell completed certification of vertical navigation and flight plan map display, including approach operation.

The certification of the FMZ-2000 gives Falcon 2000 customers the option of fleet commonality with their other FMZ-2000-equipped aircraft, such as the Falcon 900B, Falcon 900EX, Gulfstream IV, Canadair CL601-3A/R, Hawker 800 and Citation VII.

"We are pleased to be able to offer the industry-leading features of the FMZ-2000 to operators of the Falcon 2000," said Keith Aakre, vice president of marketing for Honeywell's Business and Commuter Aviation Systems. "The FMZ-2000 provides the unsurpassed three-dimensional flight management performance that continues to be the Honeywell trademark."

The FMZ-2000 will provide Falcon 2000 operators with multi-sensor vertical and lateral navigation from takeoff to touchdown. This capability is enhanced by the accuracy and availability of the Global Navigation Satellite System Unit (GNSSU), Honeywell's exclusive SmartPerf™ performance management and a comprehensive worldwide navigation database.

Through its interface to Honeywell's 12-channel Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver, the FMZ-2000 will navigate entirely by GPS and still maintain input from all available sensors. This gives pilots the accuracy of GPS with the integrity and safety of a multi-sensor system. The FMZ-2000, with Honeywell GPS, meets the requirements of TSO C129a, Classes B1/C1, providing operation in all phases of flight, including approach.

Honeywell's SmartPerf™, or Smart (Learned) Performance, allows the navigation computer to actually learn the performance of a specific airframe and engine set, and then fine-tune calculations based on observed performance. Utilizing its performance database and both sensed and entered atmospheric data, SmartPerf provides time, fuel remaining and altitude predictions, target speeds, optimum cruise altitude and airspeed, and descent/climb points. SmartPerf includes a unique what-if feature which allows the crew to interactively determine the benefits of changes to the flight profile and easily activate them, if desired.

The FMZ-2000's worldwide navigation data base contains all types of approaches (including GPS), procedural flight plan segments (including curved path legs and holding patterns), SID/STARs, and navaid and airport information. Up to 200 company routes of 100 waypoints each may be entered and stored in the system.

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HONEYWELL/RACAL SATCOM TEAM LAUNCHES "AERO I" FOR BUSINESS JET OPERATORS

ORLANDO, NOV. 19 - The Honeywell/Racal satellite communications team has launched an upgrade of the successful MCS-3000 and MCS-6000 multi-channel SATCOM systems to support new Inmarsat third-generation services for Aero I and spot beams.

Intermediate-gain Aero I capability will enable global inflight communications for telephone, fax and PC data for all land mass areas and most oceanic regions.

SATCOM installations on business aircraft are expected to grow substantially in the coming years as the availability of a global communications capability becomes an expectation, not just a convenience, for many business travelers. Viewed in conjunction with anticipated reductions in charges for Aero I services, along with smaller antenna size, procurement and installation costs, SATCOM becomes even more practical for business aircraft in the mid-size catagory.

As an extension of the Aero-I upgrade, existing high-gain MCS equipment may be upgraded via Service Bulletin to take advantage of "Evolved Aero H or Aero H Plus" services. Using Aero H Plus in spot beam coverage allows the operator to take advantage of reduced service charges available with spot beams and 4.8 kbs voice CODECs.

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HONEYWELL'S TRACLINK VEHICLE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM INSTALLED AT MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

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ORLANDO, NOV. 19 - Honeywell's TracLink vehicle management system has been installed at Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport to maximize ground vehicle efficiency, productivity and safety at the airport.

TracLink's vehicle monitoring and two-way digital communication system will be demonstrated at Honeywell booth #2285 during the National Business Aircraft Association 1996 Convention Nov. 19-21.

TracLink's fleet management system allows dispatchers to efficiently handle more tasks, reduces missed communications, improves driver effectiveness and enhances record-keeping accuracy. With the Computer Managed Dispatch option, the central computer selects the most eligible and closest vehicle available for a task and dispatches the details immediately, based on a match between assignment requirements and vehicle/driver attributes.

Honeywell's TracLink, together with the Honeywell/Pelorus Satellite Landing System (SLS-2000) and Honeywell airborne avionics, comprise the industry's first total solution to precision approaches and vehicle tracking using differential Global Positioning System (DGPS) technology.

TracLink works in tandem with the SLS-2000 by using the same DGPS corrections as approaching aircraft, or as a stand-alone system for total vehicle management.

With TracLink, ground operations dispatchers at a computer terminal can electronically monitor the location and status of all equipped vehicles and manage those vehicles via high-speed databases and a two-way, RF-based data communication system. TracLink is a "turn-key" solution that includes a central computer; computer terminals for entering and retrieving job details, managing problems and accessing fleet information in real time; complete mobile data system; easy-to-use Graphical User Interface (GUI) software; Mobile Data Terminals (MDTs) with differential GPS receivers for vehicles allowing two-way communication via preprogrammed/entered messages; and associated mobile data controller hardware.

TracLink's powerful Graphical Query Language™ (GQL) gives quick access to vital information and the ability to easily build queries and reports. With GQL's easy-to-use, point-and-click interface, users may select only the information needed at any time. GQL also can be customized to meet the computer demands and management needs of each user.

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HONEYWELL/GEC-MARCONI HEAD-UP DISPLAY (HUD 2020) CONTINUES FLIGHT TESTING TOWARD CERTIFICATION

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ORLANDO, NOV. 19 - Flight testing of the Honeywell/GEC-Marconi HUD 2020 Head-Up Display continues toward Federal Aviation Administration certification to Category II, with growth to Enhanced Vision and Category III.

During the past year, Honeywell and Gulfstream Aircraft Co. jointly flight tested the HUD 2020 toward certification in all phases of flight, including Cat II approaches, on board the Honeywell Gulfstream IV. The HUD 2020 has been chosen by the Savannah, Ga., aircraft company as a featured option on the Gulfstream IV-SP and Gulfstream V heavy-class business jets. Gulfstream reports in excess of 20 orders for the HUD 2020 for G-IV and G-V aircraft.

Manufactured by Honeywell and GEC-Marconi Avionics, the HUD 2020 system provides the most advanced lightweight, compact electro-optical overhead unit and synthetic hologram combiner assembly currently available.

The system, designed to meet Category II and Category IIIa, will provide business aircraft and regional airlines with improved throughput and performance in the following ways:

Gulfstream has announced it will develop and certify an Enhanced Vision System (EVS) in the near future for the HUD 2020. Honeywell and GEC-Marconi have designed the HUD 2020 to support such applications.

"I think enhanced vision will ultimately allow Gulfstream owners to operate their HUD-equipped aircraft when others are holding or grounded, waiting for the weather to clear," said Bob Morris, Gulfstream HUD program manager.

Honeywell's head-up display symbology is complementary to the existing head-down Electronic Flight Instrument System (EFIS) symbology on current Gulfstream aircraft and will be powered by a Reduced Instruction Set Computing (RISC) processor which is unmatched in application performance.

The design of the HUD 2020 allows for seamless integration into the Honeywell avionics on board the Gulfstream IV-SP and Gulfstream V. The HUD 2020 system also is designed with raster imaging capability to take advantage of enhanced vision and synthetic vision systems.

"Pilots immediately find the HUD 2020 both comfortable and intuitive to use," said Rolly McFarlin of Honeywell's HUD program. "The increased situational awareness that comes from looking through the combiner's display to the outside world enhances safety while the human-centered symbology allows the pilot to maintain precise airspeed and glide-path control, resulting in more precise control through all phases of flight."

GEC-Marconi Avionics, suppliers of HUD 2020 optics and combiner units, has delivered more HUDs to military and commercial users than all other Western HUD suppliers combined.

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HONEYWELL/TRIMBLE OFFER HT9000 GPS NAVIGATOR AS RETROFIT PRODUCT FOR CORPORATE JET MARKET

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ORLANDO, NOV. 19 - Honeywell and Trimble Navigation today announced the introduction of the HT9000 Global Positioning System (GPS) Navigator as a retrofit product for business aircraft.

Honeywell and Trimble have introduced three HT products since forming a strategic alliance in June 1995. Under terms of the agreement, Trimble manufactures and Honeywell performs marketing, sales and support for the GPS navigation management systems.

The HT9000 is designed as an affordable retrofit option for light- to medium-class business jets and regional airliners. The HT1000 is a premier forward- and retrofit regional airline product designed for achieve fleet commonality and provide a CNS/ATM component. The HT9100 is the top-of-the-line GPS navigational aid for narrow- and wide-body airlines and heavy-class corporate jet retrofits.

The Honeywell/Trimble HT9100 was successfully launched late last year with an order for 500 units from American Airlines and a second program order from American Trans Air (ATA). It received Federal Aviation Administration TSO approval in September.

"We are pleased to join with Trimble to offer state-of-the-art GPS navigation to business aircraft operators," said Keith Aakre, vice president of marketing for Honeywell's Business and Commuter Aviation Systems. "With Honeywell's leadership in avionics technology and Trimble's leadership in GPS, we have come up with a winning business combination that will provide a superior GPS capability for analog cockpits."

The HT9100 GNSS Navigation Management System and HT9000 GNSS Navigator use the accuracy of a built-in GPS receiver to provide coupled lateral navigation for en route, terminal and non-precision approach. Both systems are approved under TSO C129, Class A1. The HT9100 features an ARINC 739, 66-key, 14 lines by 24 characters per line, color flat panel, multi-function control display unit (MCDU). The HT9000 system offers a choice of a 33-key compact CDU or 35-key compact ARINC CDU. Both systems support ARINC digital, analog and discrete input and output interfaces.

"The immediate and future benefits of GPS should be available to all aircraft operators. GPS avionics cost less to acquire and maintain, they reduce flight technical error and increase dispatch reliability while contributing to safety," said Bruce Alspach, vice president of Trimble's Aerospace Business Unit. "We are delighted to extend our relationship with Honeywell to bring airline quality GPS solutions to regional and business class operators."

Trimble has provided GPS aviation solutions for more than 10 years. To date, the company has certified six navigation systems to A-1 capability. Trimble was awarded the first GPS-Omega system certification, the first TSO GPS certification, and was the first GPS company to receive operational certification for primary oceanic/remote navigation. Since 1984, Trimble has delivered more than 40,000 airborne GPS receivers providing navigation and sensor functions for general, commercial and military (P/Y code) aircraft around the world. The company's aerospace division is located in Austin, Texas.

Trimble is a world leader in the emerging commercial markets for GPS satellite-based navigation, positioning and communication data products. The company holds more patents on GPS technology than any other organization including the U.S. Government. These products are sold worldwide for diverse applications including land and hydrographic surveying; mapping/GIS data acquisition; military; general, corporate and commercial aviation; marine navigation; vehicle tracking and communications; and mobile GPS. The company also manufactures and sells GPS engines for the OEM market. Founded in 1978 and located in Sunnyvale, Calif., Trimble has been a leader in providing GPS solutions since 1984.

For an interactive look at company news and products, visit Trimble's site on the World Wide Web at http://www.trimble.com, and the Honeywell Web site at http://www.cas.honeywell.com/bcas.

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HONEYWELL DELIVERS 1,000TH FMS COMPUTER TO BOEING FOR ITS CORPORATE CHALLENGER

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ORLANDO, NOV. 19 - Honeywell today marked the delivery of the 1,000th unit of its NZ-2000, the computer at the heart of the FMZ-2000 Flight Management System (FMS), to Boeing for use on the company's Challenger executive business airplane.

Mike Smith, vice president and general manager of Honeywell's Business and Commuter Aviation Systems, presented a plaque commemorating the milestone to Borge Boeskov, president of Boeing Business Jets, and David Bruce, Boeing chief pilot. Also on hand to mark the occasion was K-C Aviation of Dallas, where the unit was recently installed on Boeing's corporate Challenger.

"It seems only fitting that Boeing, our good customer in the air transport market, should receive this milestone NZ-2000," said Smith. "We are proud that business aviation has chosen the performance and reliability of the FMZ-2000 and we look forward to many more deliveries to come."

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GULFSTREAM V NEARS CERTIFICATION WITH HONEYWELL ADVANCED AVIONICS

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ORLANDO, NOV. 19 - The Gulfstream V long-range twin jet, featuring Honeywell's SPZ-8500 integrated avionics system, continues in flight testing toward a fourth quarter FAA certification.

The SPZ-8500 for the Gulfstream V will feature increased performance and reliability in a lighter avionics package through the incorporation of dual IC-800 integrated avionics computers. The IC-800s will provide dual, fail-operational autopilot/flight directors with coupled go-around and flight path angle modes, FMZ-2000 Flight Management System and performance/autothrottle functions for the aircraft.

"We worked very closely with Gulfstream and their operators when designing the features of the G-IV SP," said Keith Aakre, vice president of marketing for Honeywell's Business and Commuter Aviation Systems. "The incorporation of advanced technology and features in the SPZ-8500 aboard the G-V moves the sophistication of that system to a new and higher benchmark of performance."

The G-V cockpit configuration includes six 8-by-8-inch CRT displays for Electronic Flight Instrument System (EFIS) and Engine Instrument/Crew Advisory System (EICAS) with system synoptic pages. Display system enhancements include upgraded triple SG-884 symbol generators and dual FC-880 fault warning computers for increased processing speed, memory and I/O.

Other new system enhancements include triple micro air data computers, triple LASEREF III inertial reference systems, dual DA-800 data acquisition units with greatly increased I/O and an AFCS guidance panel featuring enhanced pilot control capability.

The Gulfstream V will also feature Honeywell's Global Navigation Satellite System Unit (GNSSU) as standard. The industry's first 12-channel receiver built to ARINC 743 standards, the GNSSU offers precise position and guidance information and enhanced approach capability using the Global Positioning System (GPS).

Other system features include dual AA-300 radio altimeters and the Primus 870 turbulence-detecting Doppler weather radar.

Featured options on the Gulfstream V include the Honeywell/GEC Marconi Head-Up Display (HUD 2020), MCS-3000/6000 Satellite Communications System (SATCOM) and fully integrated NZ-2000-based third FMS.

Headquartered in Savannah, Ga., Gulfstream operates service and completion centers in Savannah and Brunswick, Ga., and Long Beach, Calif, and maintains production facilities in Oklahoma City and Mexicali, Mexico.

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FIRST FLIGHT OF BOMBARDIER GLOBAL EXPRESS FEATURES HONEYWELL AVIONICS AND INTEGRATION EXPERTISE

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ORLANDO, NOV. 19 - Bombardier's Global Express made its first flight Oct. 13 over Toronto with Honeywell's Primus 2000XP avionics system in the cockpit and Honeywell engineering expertise integrating the aircraft systems of nine international partners.

The two-man flight crew on board Global Express spent nearly three hours in the air performing a number of scheduled maneuvers. Following its appearance at NBAA, Global Express will return to Wichita, where flight tests will continue toward certification which is tentatively scheduled for May 1998.

"Honeywell's role as avionics systems integrator provides a key opportunity to work closely with all of the other major suppliers on this program," noted Mike Smith, general manager of Honeywell's Business and Commuter Aviation Systems. "We are pleased to be a part of the Global Express program."

Honeywell's Primus 2000XP integrated avionics system is configured to meet the unique objectives of extended twin engine operations (ETOPS) for the high-speed, long-range Global Express.

The Primus 2000XP for the Global Express is based on triple digital IC-800 integrated avionics computers that include a fail-operational automatic flight control system, Electronic Flight Instrument System (EFIS), display and sensor reversion capability, automated Engine Instrument/Crew Advisory System (EICAS) with synoptic pages, dual FMZ-2000 Flight Management System with SmartPerf™ and dual autothrottles.

The Global Express avionics system also features the Central Aircraft Information Maintenance System (CAIMS), which provides access to fault data during flight through the use of the portable maintenance access terminal (AM-200).

The Primus 2000XP cockpit features a six-tube EFIS/EICAS with 8-by-7-inch cathode ray tube displays and integrated avionics computers containing the electronics for display processing, fault warning, flight management and a fail-operational automatic flight control system.

Key system elements standard on the Global Express are triple micro air data computers, triple LASEREF III inertial reference systems, triple long-range navigation sources (two FMS plus LaserTrak™), the Primus II integrated radio system, Primus color weather radar, Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System (TCAS II); Central Aircraft Information Maintenance System (CAIMS); and the 12-channel Global Positioning System.

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HONEYWELL INTRODUCES ENHANCED TCAS 2000 TRAFFIC ALERT AND COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEM

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ORLANDO, NOV. 19 - Honeywell introduces TCAS 2000, the next-generation version of its highly successful TCAS II Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System, available in a 4-MCU version for business and regional aircraft. The enhanced TCAS 2000 is designed to support operations in the future air traffic environment.

The Honeywell TCAS 2000 was first introduced into the air transport market in September with British Airways as the launch customer. The enhanced system is scheduled to certify in July 1997.

The new TCAS will support the anticipated growth in Airborne Collision Avoidance Systems (ACAS) in the future air traffic environment.

Specific features of the new TCAS 2000 include:

New CNS-ATM features can also be supported by TCAS 2000. One of the key anticipated updates is Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) for GPS-enhanced air-to-air surveillance. ADS-B not only will provide very accurate aircraft position and altitude, but also aircraft intent. This could bring substantial operational benefits in congested terminal areas and for parallel approach runways. TCAS 2000's extended range capability may also play a vital role in reduced separation standards in oceanic regions.

In addition, to help aircraft evaluate Resolution Advisory events, recorded RA/TA event data may be downloaded to a floppy disk for later analysis.

To expedite the introduction of the new ACAS features, the TCAS 2000 design allows the software to be updated while on board the aircraft using a portable data loader or airborne data loader.

The FAA-required "Change 7" will be one of the first software updates to TCAS 2000, planned for late 1998. This version of the collision prediction and avoidance algorithms is expected to be the baseline for a European mandate for ACAS anticipated for January 2000. Change 7 will make TCAS more compatible with various air traffic control systems throughout the world while reducing unnecessary resolution advisories and multiple traffic advisories, among other features.

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THE INDUSTRY'S BEST WEATHER RADAR RETURNS TO 10 KILOWATTS AS HONEYWELL INTRODUCES ITS PRIMUS 440-660-880 WX FAMILY

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ORLANDO, NOV. 19 - Honeywell's new line of Primus weather radar, featuring the performance of 10 kilowatts in a smaller, lighter package, made its debut at the National Business Aircraft Association's 49th Annual Meeting and Convention today.

Honeywell's new Primus 660 and 880 weather radars were announced as the high-power successors to the popular Primus 650 and 870 systems, respectively. The new Primus 440 is designed as a powerful, reliable weather radar for light-class business aircraft.

All three systems come standard with 10 kilowatts of transmitter power, a stabilized antenna up to 24 inches and Honeywell's exclusive Rain Echo Attenuation Compensation Technique (REACT), all packaged in a receiver/transmitter/antenna (RTA) architecture that weights just 14 pounds. Each system is compatible with Honeywell's Lightning Sensor System and may be displayed on either the Electronic Flight Instrument System (EFIS) or on a dedicated weather radar indicator.

All three new systems were designed from scratch and subjected to a unique program called "StormTest," in which customers provided weekly feedback on the performance of the new Primus systems throughout the summer. To illustrate the performance and reliability of the new weather radar family, Honeywell engineers simulated and exceeded a leaking radome by testing the radars under four shower heads spraying 20 gallons of water per minute directly on the transmitter. This extreme storm test is repeated at Honeywell's NBAA booth.

"When we set about designing our new radar system, we listened to our customers, and they told us they wanted a return to 10 kilowatts of power," said Keith Aakre, vice president of marketing for Honeywell's Business and Commuter Aviation Systems. "We responded with a family of weather radar for every business class that features the performance of high-power radar in an integrated RTA architecture that is lighter and easier to install and maintain."

The advanced Primus 880 features Doppler turbulence detection pulse pair processing that detects spectrum spreading caused by turbulence within any storm cell, regardless of rainfall rates. Once detected, turbulent areas are displayed in white on all ranges up to 50 nmi, allowing pilots to safely maneuver around uncomfortable, and possibly hazardous, weather.

Primus 880 naturally integrates with EFIS accompanied with one or two radar controllers. With two controllers, Primus 880 may be operated as two separate radars; pilot controller settings may be set for one sweep and the co-pilot's used for the subsequent sweep.

And for the first time on a Primus radar system, Primus 880 also features Built-In Test Equipment (BITE) on two of the most important components of the system, the transmitter and receiver, providing a complete RF loop-back when continuously tests the transmitter power and receiver sensitivity and reports any faults to the pilot.

Other features of the top-line 880 include:

Honeywell's optional LSZ-850 Lightning Sensor System overlays lightning information onto the precipitation/turbulence display to provide the safest and most powerful severe weather detection tool available today. The LSS accurately displays the position and lightning rate of up to 50 storm cells at the same time.

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THE FUTURE OF FLIGHT HAS A NEW NAME: HONEYWELL'S PRIMUS EPIC™

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New features include cursor control device, aircraft utilities control
New avionics system will debut on Hawker Horizon business jet

ORLANDO, NOV. 19 - Honeywell's Primus Epic™, the first breakthrough integrated avionics architecture for business and regional aircraft in more than a decade from the world's leading avionics supplier, was unveiled today at the National Business Aircraft Association's 49th Annual Meeting and Convention.

Launch customer for the versatile new Primus Epic™ will be the Hawker Horizon, the newest business jet from Raytheon Aircraft Co., which also was announced today at NBAA '96. The Horizon is expected to make its first flight in late 1999 with certification tentatively set for spring of 2001.

Introducing Primus Epic™

One glance at the Primus Epic™ components reveals a clean, clutter-free design that is at once more powerful, more functional, more flexible and more affordable than any system of its kind. The unique Primus Epic™ modular avionics architecture drives full-size 8-by-10-inch flat panel Liquid Crystal Displays in two- to six-display configurations with new and exciting capabilities. The power and simplicity of the Primus Epic™ Digital Engine Operating System™ (DEOS) results in improved functionality, reliability, dispatchability and maintainability in a system that is easier to upgrade and modify to future capabilities. Operators may choose from traditional controllers or new on-screen Cursor Control Devices developed through Honeywell's new Human-Centered Cockpit Design to interface with the Windows-environment displays. Aircraft utility systems also are easily controlled with the support of the Primus Epic™ architecture.

Honeywell's commitment to provide ever-increasing value, performance and reliability to its avionics customers is at the heart of the development of Primus Epic™.

The Primus Epic™ challenge was daunting:

Meeting the design challenge

The task of meeting this challenge began in 1990 with the formation of a group of Honeywell engineers looking for ways to incorporate the best avionics solutions available across commercial, military and space divisions. By working with the Honeywell Technology Center, FAA and other Honeywell divisions, the team began to build the foundation for Primus Epic™ as a synergy of technologies from Honeywell's NASA and Boeing 777 programs with our successful SPZ and Primus integrated avionics systems for business and regional aircraft.

At each step, we consulted our OEM customers and our Pilot's Advisory Board, made up of chief pilots from around the world. What do you like and don't like? What would you change and how? What factors are most important to you in a new Honeywell architecture?

Then we set our sights on these design goals:

The components that make up Primus Epic™ combine state-of-the-art technology with advanced system theory to achieve these design goals.

Primus Epic™ architecture

The heart of Primus Epic™ architecture is the Virtual Backplane Network™ which was developed exclusively for this system. This architectural concept blends the cabinet-based modular capabilities of the Honeywell 777 AIMS system with the aircraft-wide network capabilities of the Primus 2000 system. The architecture allows an unprecedented degree of system integration and scalability by allowing all data generated by any function within the system to be "globally" available to any other function. Not only does this eliminate many dedicated point-to-point wiring requirements, but also allows seamless integration of functions across the entire network.

A key component of the Virtual Backplane Network™ is the bi-directional Avionics Standard Communication Bus (ASCB). For the Primus Epic™ system, the ASCB continues an evolution of the successful ASCB implementation used in many business and regional aircraft today. The Primus Epic™ version of ASCB provides the throughput equivalent of 100 High Speed ARINC 429 buses. The Primus Epic™ bus significantly reduces wire weight, power use and installation costs, while greatly increasing capacity to support aircraft utility systems control and other future aviation requirements.

The advantages of modular design

Primus Epic™ hardware packaging is built upon the Modular Avionics Unit (MAU) which contains most of the functions within the system. The MAU houses field-removable computing, network, database, input/output (I/O) and power supply modules utilizing techniques and concepts developed for the Boeing 777. The flexible MAU architecture is designed to accommodate growth from light turboprop regional aircraft to heavy-class business jets by combining various configurations of modules to flexibly-sized MAU racks.

Computing modules within the MAUs and flat panel displays utilize Honeywell's Digital Engine Operating System™ (DEOS), which allows the different aircraft functions to run simultaneously and independently on the same processor platform. DEOS allows operators to change, upgrade and modify existing application software (autopilot, displays, etc.), hardware, or operating system configurations without affecting the other systems.

Designed from the pilot's viewpoint

Thanks to Honeywell's Human-Centered Cockpit Design, operators will have an expanded choice of interfaces with the aircraft system. In addition to today's controllers, pilots may choose various Cursor Control Devices (CCDs), including touch pad, joystick, light pen or track ball, to interact with the on-screen "soft key" controls. In the future, Primus Epic™ will offer Voice Command System as a control option for some functions.

Primus Epic™ features full-size, 8-by-10-inch color active matrix Liquid Crystal Display screens for improved functionality in a point-and-click, Windows environment. The advanced flat panels support the display of moveable navigation maps, ground-based weather, real-time video and electronic pilot manuals.

The Engine Monitoring and Control System (EMACS) display gives pilot and crew more information and control over engine and subsystems. New Flight Situational Displays (FSDs) combine the traditional Primary Flight Display with EMACS and radio status and caution/advisory messages in an easy-to-read format.

Incorporating utilities into the avionics suite

Primus Epic™ redefines the boundaries of avionics systems by providing aircraft-wide utility control capability. The new displays and modular platforms will integrate aircraft utility systems control into the avionics system, providing integrated control, display and monitoring of more than two dozen utility functions. The resulting reduction of both cockpit controllers and line-replaceable units traditionally dedicated to utilities is designed to set new industry standards in maintainability, dispatchability and overall cost of aircraft electronics.

Honeywell is a global controls company focused on creating value through technology that enhances comfort, improves productivity, saves energy, protects the environment and increases safety. The company services customers worldwide in the homes and buildings, industrial and aviation and space markets. Honeywell employs 53,000 people in 95 countries, and had 1995 sales of $6.7 billion.

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HONEYWELL'S NEW PRIMUS EPIC™ NAMED STANDARD AVIONICS SYSTEM FOR NEW HAWKER HORIZON

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ORLANDO, NOV. 19 - Honeywell's new Primus Epic™ next-generation integrated avionics system will make its debut as the standard avionics system on board the new Hawker Horizon super-mid-size business jet, Honeywell announced today.

The latest Hawker from Raytheon Aircraft Co. of Wichita will be its largest aircraft to date. First flight of the $14.5 million Horizon is expected in late 1999, with certification and first deliveries slated for spring of 2001.

Honeywell's Primus Epic™ featuring breakthrough modular architecture and next-generation displays and controls, will feature five 8-by-10-inch active matrix liquid crystal displays with capabilities never before deployed in any business jet. In addition to vertical navigation, full authority auto throttles and advanced displays including movable maps and ground-based weather, Primus Epic™ will feature the FMZ-2000 flight management system with SmartPerf™ Primus II integrated radio system and built-in maintenance recording accessible through a portable maintenance access terminal (PMAT).

"We are pleased to be named the standard avionics supplier to the Hawker Horizon," said Keith Aakre, vice president of marketing for Honeywell's Business and Commuter Aviation Systems. "The success of our integrated SPZ-8000 avionics for the Hawker 800XP certainly provides us with a firm foundation on which to build the first application of our Primus Epic™ next-generation architecture. The scalability and performance of our Primus Epic™ design make it the logical choice for this new aircraft."

All avionics on board the Horizon will be located in a cabinet behind the co-pilot, allowing instruments to operate in an environmentally controlled, pressurized space. This provides Horizon operators with higher reliability and easier access to the avionics system for maintenance purposes.

One glance at the Primus Epic™ components reveals a clean, clutter-free design that is at once more powerful, more functional, more flexible and more affordable than any system of its kind. The unique Primus Epic™ modular avionics architecture drives full-size 8-by-10-inch flat panel LCDs in two- to six-display configurations with new and exciting capabilities. The power and simplicity of the Primus Epic™ Digital Engine Operating System™ (DEOS) results in improved functionality, reliability, dispatchability and maintainability in a system that is easier to upgrade and modify to future capabilities. Operators may choose from traditional controllers or new on-screen Cursor Control Devices developed through Honeywell's new Human-Centered Cockpit Design to interface with the Windows-environment displays. Aircraft utility systems also are easily controlled within the Primus Epic™ architecture.

Primus Epic™ hardware packaging is built upon the Modular Avionics Unit (MAU) which contains most of the functions within the system. The MAU houses field-removable computing, network, database, input/output (I/O) and power supply modules utilizing techniques and concepts developed for the Boeing 777. The flexible MAU architecture is designed to accommodate growth from light turboprop regional aircraft to heavy-class business jets by combining various configurations of modules to flexibly-sized MAU racks.

Computing modules within the MAUs and flat panel displays utilize Honeywell's Digital Engine Operating System™ (DEOS), which allows the different aircraft functions to run simultaneously and independently on the same processor platform. DEOS allows operators to change, upgrade and modify existing application software (autopilot, displays, etc.), hardware, or operating system configurations without affecting the other systems.

The heart of Primus Epic™ architecture is the Virtual Backplane Network™ which was developed exclusively for this system. This architectural concept blends the cabinet-based modular capabilities of the Honeywell 777 AIMS system with the aircraft-wide network capabilities of the Primus 2000 system. The architecture allows an unprecedented degree of system integration and scalability by allowing all data generated by any function within the system to be "globally" available to any other function. Not only does this eliminate many dedicated point-to-point wiring requirements, but also allows seamless integration of functions across the entire network.

A key component of the Virtual Backplane Network™ is the bi-directional Avionics Standard Communication Bus (ASCB). For the Primus Epic™ system, the ASCB continues an evolution of the successful ASCB implementation used in many business and regional aircraft today. The Primus Epic™ version of ASCB provides the throughput equivalent of 100 High Speed ARINC 429 buses. The Primus Epic™ bus significantly reduces wire weight, power use and installation costs, while greatly increasing capacity to support aircraft utility systems control and other future aviation requirements.

Raytheon Aircraft, based in Wichita, is a subsidiary of Raytheon Company. Raytheon Aircraft designs, manufactures, markets and supports jet aircraft as well as turboprop and piston-powered aircraft for the world's commercial, military and regional airline markets. The company's Kansas manufacturing and U.K. service center facilities are certified to ISO 9001 standards.

Honeywell is a global controls company focused on creating value through technology that enhances comfort, improves productivity, saves energy, protects the environment and increases safety. The company services customers worldwide in the homes and buildings, industrial and aviation and space markets. Honeywell employs 53,000 people in 95 countries, and had 1995 sales of $6.7 billion.

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HONEYWELL'S TRACLINK VEHICLE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM INSTALLS AT MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

FARNBOROUGH, ENGLAND, SEPT. 3 - Honeywell's TracLink vehicle management system began installation last month at Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport to maximize ground vehicle efficiency, productivity and safety at the airport.

TracLink's vehicle monitoring and two-way digital communication system will be demonstrated at the Honeywell booth A-11 during the Farnborough Air Show Sept. 2-8.

TracLink's fleet management system allows dispatchers to handle more jobs, reduces missed communications, improves driver effectiveness and enhances record-keeping accuracy. With the Computer Managed Dispatch option, the central computer selects the most eligible and closest vehicle available for a task and dispatches the details immediately, based on a match between assignment requirements and vehicle/driver attributes.

Honeywell's TracLink, together with the Honeywell/Pelorus Satellite Landing System (SLS-2000) and Honeywell airborne avionics, comprise the industry's first total solution to precision approaches and vehicle tracking using differential Global Positioning System (DGPS) technology. TracLink works in tandem with the SLS-2000 by using the same DGPS corrections as approaching aircraft, or as a stand-alone system for total vehicle management.

With TracLink, ground operations dispatchers at a computer terminal can electronically monitor the location and status of all equipped vehicles and manage those vehicles via high-speed databases and a two-way, RF-based data communication system. TracLink is a "turn-key" solution that includes a central computer; computer terminals for entering and retrieving job details, managing problems and accessing fleet information in real time; complete mobile data system; easy-to-use Graphical User Interface (GUI) software; Mobile Data Terminals (MDTs) with differential GPS receivers for vehicles allowing two-way communication via preprogrammed/entered messages; and associated mobile data controller hardware.

TracLink's powerful Graphical Query Language™ (GQL) gives quick access to vital information and the ability to easily build queries and reports. With GQL's easy-to-use, point-and-click interface, users may select only the information needed at any time. GQL also can be customized to meet the computer demands and management needs of each user.

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HONEYWELL/PELORUS SLS-2000 SATELLITE LANDING SYSTEM MOVES TOWARD CERTIFICATION AT MINNEAPOLIS, NEWARK

FARNBOROUGH, ENGLAND, SEPT. 3 - The Honeywell/Pelorus SLS-2000 Satellite Landing System moved closer to Federal Aviation Administration certification with installation continuing at Minneapolis/St. Paul and Newark, N.J, international airports. The SLS-2000 is expected to be the world's first certified system when it receives FAA Special Category I certification later this fall.

The procedure design and approach plates for Instrument Landing System (ILS) "look-alike" overlays to all runway ends at Minneapolis/St. Paul and Newark are nearing completion. Geological surveying of all remote Global Positioning System (GPS) receivers and runway ends has been completed and await FAA review and approval.

In addition to the U.S. installations, the Satellite Landing System has been purchased for installation in Australia, Canada and Russia, with sales pending in several other countries.

During the past year, Honeywell's SLS flight team successfully demonstrated the capabilities of differential GPS, on which the SLS is based, to more than 500 top officials on four continents. During April, the team visited seven Eastern and Western European countries in six weeks, demonstrating the system to more than 250 officials.

The SLS-2000 will serve all runway ends within a radius of 20 to 30 nautical miles. This will give precision approach capability to many of the runways where such approach procedures are currently not available. At the Minneapolis/St. Paul Airport, the SLS-2000 will be able to provide an added level of approach capability because it is designed to be Category I and II capable with growth to Category III.

At Newark, the SLS-2000 has been selected for use by Continental Airlines. Project Newark is being sponsored by the Air Transport Association, and when certified will be the world's first certified DGPS system used for precision approaches in revenue service. The data collected during Project Newark will be used by the FAA to help establish certification processes for precision approaches benefiting other air carriers as well as general aviation.

The Satellite Landing System is based on GPS, which provides three-dimensional position information 24 hours a day, anywhere on earth.

The SLS-2000 provides a cost-effective way to alleviate airport congestion, air traffic noise and weather-related delays by providing aircraft with very precise navigation data to aid approaches. This improves traffic flow and enhances safety, regardless of weather or terrain.

Three GPS Remote Satellite Measurement Unit (RSMU) antennas are installed at various fixed, surveyed locations in the terminal area. The SLS-2000 ground reference station then compares signals sent from GPS satellites with the true (surveyed) position of the RSMUs to determine errors resulting from atmospheric and other effects. This technique is known as differential GPS.

The appropriate error corrections, plus approach points, are then sent via a DO-217 datalink transmitter to approaching aircraft. The aircraft's onboard GPS equipment uses this

data to produce very precise navigation information that is accurate to within 1.5 meters horizontally and 2 meters vertically.

In 1993, Honeywell was the first to certify a "sole means" GPS non-precision approach when the ATR-72 aircraft was certified in Aspen, Colo. The data collected during the Aspen approach certification was used by the FAA and the Satellite Program Office to help establish certification processes for approaches.

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SINO SWEARINGEN SJ30-2 BUSINESS JET TAKES SHAPE WITH HONEYWELL'S PRIMUS 1000 INTEGRATED AVIONICS SYSTEM

FARNBOROUGH, ENGLAND, SEPT. 3 - Sino Swearingen Aircraft Co. will feature Honeywell's Primus 1000 integrated avionics system on its entry into the business jet market, the SJ30-2. The advanced avionics on board the sweptwing twin jet from the San Antonio-based manufacturer are tentatively set for certification in fourth quarter 1998.

The Primus 1000 integrated avionics system for the SJ30-2 features a two-tube, 8-by-7-inch CRT electronic flight instrument system (EFIS), dual IC-600 integrated avionics computers, AZ-850 micro air data computers, Primus II digital integrated radios and Primus 650 weather radar.

Sino Swearingen has been busy preparing the SJ30-2 prototype for its first flight this fall. The prototype was built by famed aircraft designer Ed Swearingen, who gained acclaim for his Metro turboprop aircraft. The SJ30-2 will be built at Sino Swearingen's new Martinsburg, W.V., plant. First deliveries are projected for fourth quarter 1998.

At the heart of the Primus 1000 is Honeywell's IC-600 integrated avionics computer. This digital 4 MCU unit combines the EFIS, flight director and autopilot into a single line replacable unit a features extensive built-in test.

The dual AZ-850 all-digital MADCs, featuring Honeywell's industry-leading, solid-state sensor technology, are one-third the size and dramatically more reliable than current air data computers. Honeywell's MADCs are designed to complement reduced vertical separation minima (RVSM) performance standards.

The enhanced SJ30-2 cockpit also features Honeywell's Primus 650 weather radar with Rain Echo Attenuation Compensation Technique (REACT), an exclusive Honeywell safety feature that alerts operators to storms that may be hidden behind other storms.

The Honeywell Primus II integrated navigation/communication/identification system features a full-color Radio Management Unit and companion digital audio system which combine to centralize all frequency selection, display and audio control.

Sino Swearingen Aircraft Company was formed as an international partnership between Sino-Aerospace Investment Corporation of the Republic of China and Swearingen Aircraft. Inc., of San Antonio, Texas, in July 1995. Headquartered at San Antonio International Airport, the San Antonio facility includes the Engineering and Development Group. Construction of the final assembly plant in Martinsburg, W.Va., began in March 1996, and is expected to be completed in July 1997.

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HONEYWELL/GEC-MARCONI HEAD-UP DISPLAY (HUD 2020) FLIGHT TEST PROGRAM NEARS CERTIFICATION

FARNBOROUGH, ENGLAND, SEPT. 3 - Flight testing of the Honeywell/GEC-Marconi Head-Up Display (HUD 2020) continues toward a fourth-quarter Federal Aviation Administration certification to Category II, with growth to Category III.

Honeywell and Gulfstream Aircraft Co. have jointly flight tested the HUD 2020 toward certification in all phases of flight, including Cat II landing, on board the Honeywell Gulfstream IV. The HUD 2020 has been chosen by the Savannah, Ga., aircraft company as a featured option on the Gulfstream IV-SP and Gulfstream V business jets.

Gulfstream has announced it will develop and certify an Enhanced Vision System (EVS) in the near future for the HUD 2020. Honeywell and GEC-Marconi have designed the HUD 2020 to support such applications.

"I think enhanced vision will ultimately allow Gulfstream owners to operate their HUD-equipped aircraft when others are holding or grounded, waiting for the weather to clear," said Bob Morris, Gulfstream HUD program manager.

"Pilots immediately find the HUD 2020 both comfortable and intuitive to use," said Rolly McFarlin of Honeywell's HUD program. "The increased situational awareness that comes from looking through the combiner's display to the outside world enhances safety while the human-centered symbology allows the pilot to maintain precise airspeed and glide-path control, resulting in more precise control through all phases of flight."

Gulfstream reports 20 orders for the HUD 2020 for G-IV and G-V aircraft.

Manufactured by Honeywell's Business and Commuter Aviation Systems and GEC-Marconi Avionics, the HUD 2020 system provides the most advanced lightweight, compact electro-optical overhead unit and synthetic hologram combiner assembly currently available.

The system, designed to meet Category II and III requirements, will provide regional airline and business operators with improved throughput and performance in the following ways:

"The Head-Up Display significantly increases a pilot's situational awareness on final approach," said John O'Meara, Gulfstream's chief test pilot. "The instantaneous acceleration cue and flight path vector provide real-time performance information that is lacking in a head-down display. A pilot flying with the HUD 2020 will sense a windshear far before the windshear computer warning."

Honeywell's head-up display symbology is complementary to the existing head-down Electronic Flight Instrument System (EFIS) symbology on current Gulfstream aircraft and will be powered by a Reduced Instruction Set Computing (RISC) processor which is unmatched in application performance.

The design of the HUD 2020 allows for seamless integration into the Honeywell avionics on board the Gulfstream IV-SP and Gulfstream V. The HUD 2020 system also is designed with raster imaging capability to take advantage of enhanced vision and synthetic vision systems.

GEC-Marconi Avionics, suppliers of HUD 2020 optics and combiner units, has delivered more HUDs to military and commercial users than all other Western HUD suppliers combined.

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HONEYWELL/TRIMBLE HT1000 GNSS NAVIGATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM SELECTED AS STANDARD OPTION ON ATR 42/72 AIRLINERS

FARNBOROUGH, ENGLAND, SEPT. 3 - Aero International (Regional) has selected the Honeywell/Trimble HT1000 as the standard option Global Navigation Satellite Sensor (GNSS) Navigation Management System for the ATR 42 and 72 regional airliner. Certification is expected in April of 1997. The HT1000 will also be available for retrofit through a field service bulletin offered by AI(R).

For regional airlines, the HT1000 is a premium product with functions, features and growth capacity to support operational demands into the next century. The benefits of GPS navigation include fuel and time savings, reduced delays and less diversions. These benefits are available through direct and offset routing, RNAV terminal procedures and curved approaches with lower minimums. Future additional reductions in delays and diversions will be available using differential GPS for CAT1 approaches to any airport runway. Installation of the HT1000 will allow airlines to comply with European BRNAV requirements.

Honeywell/Trimble also offers the HT9000 for the regional airline market and the HT9100 for the air transport market. The HT9000 is a value line product with functions and features required for today's GPS navigation operations, with upgrade capacity to meet future requirements. The two companies signed a strategic alliance last June and announced in December a launch order for more than 500 HT9100s from American Airlines. The second major project award came from American Trans Air (ATA). The team has more than 600 firm orders for HT9100 systems.

The Honeywell/Trimble products use the accuracy of a built-in GPS receiver to provide lateral and vertical navigation for en route, terminal and non-precision approach. The systems will be approved under TSO-C129a, Class A1. The systems feature an ARINC 739 66-key, 14 lines-by-24-characters-per-line color flat panel multi-function control display unit (MCDU). The HT9000 system offers a choice of a 33-key compact CDU or 35-key ARINC 599 CDU. Each system features an ARINC 424 navigation database of navaids, airports, routes, SIDs, STARs, approaches and 23 procedure leg types. All systems support ARINC digital, analog and discrete input and output interfaces, with future growth to include wide area augmentation system (WAAS), local area differential GPS (LADGPS) approaches and CNS/ATM (FANS) functions.

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HONEYWELL AVIONICS AND INTEGRATION EXPERTISE PLAY KEY ROLES AS BOMBARDIER UNVEILS GLOBAL EXPRESS

FARNBOROUGH, ENGLAND, SEPT. 3 - Bombardier's Global Express business jet, featuring Honeywell's Primus 2000XP avionics system in the cockpit and its engineering expertise in integrating the work of a dozen international partners, made its public debut in Toronto on Aug. 26. First flight is scheduled this month.

"Honeywell's role as avionics systems integrator provides a key opportunity to work closely with all of the other major suppliers on this program," noted Mike Smith, general manager of Honeywell's Business and Commuter Aviation Systems. "We are pleased to be a part of the Global Express program."

Honeywell's Primus 2000XP system is configured to meet the unique objectives of extended twin engine operations (ETOPS) for the high-speed, long-range Global Express. The Primus 2000XP for the Global Express is based on triple digital IC-800 integrated avionics computers that include a fail-operational automatic flight control system, Electronic Flight Instrument System (EFIS), display and sensor reversion capability, automated Engine Instrument/Crew Alerting System (EICAS) with synoptic pages, dual FMZ-2000 Flight Management System with SmartPerf™ and dual autothrottles.

The Global Express avionics system also features the Central Aircraft Information Maintenance System (CAIMS), which provides access to fault data during flight through the use of the portable maintenance access terminal (AM-200).

The Primus 2000XP cockpit features a six-tube EFIS/EICAS with 8-by-7-inch cathode ray tube displays and integrated avionics computers containing the electronics for display processing, fault warning, flight management and a fail-operational automatic flight control system.

Key system elements standard on the Global Express are triple micro air data computers, triple LASEREF III inertial reference systems, triple long-range navigation sources (two FMS plus LaserTrak™), the Primus II integrated radio system, Primus color weather radar, Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System (TCAS II); Central Maintenance System; and the 12-channel Global Positioning System.

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GULFSTREAM V SET TO CERTIFY WITH HONEYWELL ADVANCED AVIONICS

FARNBOROUGH, ENGLAND, SEPT. 3 - The Gulfstream V long-range twin jet, featuring Honeywell's SPZ-8500 integrated avionics system, continues in flight testing toward a fourth quarter FAA certification. The G-V made its debut one year ago, followed by first flight in November.

"We are pleased to offer Gulfstream V customers the performance and reliability of the SPZ-8500 advanced avionics system," said Keith Aakre, vice president of marketing for Honeywell's Business and Commuter Aviation Systems. "We worked closely with Gulfstream and their operators when designing the G-IV system, and believe the technology and features of the SPZ-8500 further enhance the sophistication of that system."

The Gulfstream V will feature increased performance and reliability in a lighter avionics package through the incorporation of dual IC-800 integrated avionics computers which provide dual, fail-operational autopilot/flight directors with coupled go-around and flight path angle modes, FMZ-2000 flight management system and performance/autothrottle functions for the aircraft.

The cockpit configuration includes six 8-by-8-inch CRT displays for Electronic Flight Instrument System (EFIS) and Engine Instrument/Crew Alerting System (EICAS) with system synoptic pages. Display system enhancements include upgraded triple SG-884 symbol generators and dual FC-880 fault warning computers for increased processing speed, memory and I/O.

Other new system enhancements include triple micro air data computers, triple LASEREF III inertial reference systems, dual DA-800 data acquisition units with greatly increased I/O capability and AFCS guidance panel.

The Gulfstream V will also feature Honeywell's Global Navigation Satellite System Unit (GNSSU) as standard. The industry's first 12-channel receiver built to ARINC 743 standards, the GNSSU offers precise position and guidance information and enhanced approach capability using the Global Positioning System (GPS).

Other system features include dual AA-300 radio altimeters and the Primus 870 turbulence-detecting weather radar.

Featured options on the Gulfstream V include the Honeywell/GEC Marconi Head-Up Display (HUD 2020), MCS-3000/6000 Satellite Communications System (SATCOM) and fully integrated NZ-2000-based third FMS.

Headquartered in Savannah, Ga., Gulfstream operates service and completion centers in Savannah and Brunswick, Ga., and Long Beach, Calif, and maintains production facilities in Oklahoma City and Mexicali, Mexico.

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HONEYWELL/PELORUS SATELLITE LANDING SYSTEM TO DEMO FOR NORTHWEST AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF AIRPORT EXECUTIVES

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, COLO., SEPT. 3 -- Officials at the Northwest American Association of Airport Executives (NWAAAE) annual meeting here will experience firsthand the precision approach capabilities of the Honeywell/Pelorus Satellite Landing System (SLS-2000) during demonstration flights beginning today. The effort by Honeywell aims to demonstrate differential Global Positioning System (DGPS) technology to airport managers, city officials and local airlines.

Two flight demonstrations per day will be held through Saturday aboard the Honeywell Citation III from Hayden Airport near Steamboat Springs. Two approaches will be flown at 200-300' centerline at Steamboat Springs Airport.

To demonstrate the autopilot-coupled precision approach capability of the SLS-2000, the Honeywell team has installed a differential ground station and a Remote Satellite Measurement Unit (RSMU) on top of a local ski mountain.

This summer, the SLS-2000 moved closer to Federal Aviation Administration certification with installation continuing at Minneapolis/St. Paul and Newark, N.J., international airports. The SLS-2000 is expected to be the world's first certified system when it receives FAA Special Category I certification later this fall.

During the past year, Honeywell's SLS flight team successfully demonstrated the capabilities of differential GPS to more than 500 top officials on four continents. In April, the team visited seven Eastern and Western European countries, demonstrating the system to more than 250 officials.

To date, Honeywell and Pelorus also have secured orders for ground stations in Australia, Canada, and Russia, and are in negotiation for sales in several other countries.

The Satellite Landing System is based on GPS, which provides three-dimensional position information 24 hours a day, anywhere on earth. The SLS-2000 provides a cost-effective way to alleviate airport congestion, air traffic noise and weather-related delays by providing aircraft with very precise navigation data to aid approaches. The result is improved traffic flow and enhanced safety, regardless of weather or terrain.

Three GPS Remote Satellite Measurement Unit (RSMU) antennas are installed at various fixed, surveyed locations in the terminal area. The SLS-2000 ground reference station then compares signals sent from GPS satellites with the true (surveyed) position of the RSMUs to determine errors resulting from atmospheric and other effects. This technique is known as differential GPS.

The appropriate error corrections, plus approach points, are then sent via a DO-217 datalink transmitter to approaching aircraft. The aircraft's onboard GPS equipment uses this data to produce very precise navigation information that is accurate to within 1.5 meters horizontally and 2 meters vertically.

In 1993, Honeywell was first to certify a "sole means" GPS non-precision approach when the ATR-72 aircraft was certified in Aspen, Colo. The data collected during the Aspen approach certification was used by the FAA and the Satellite Program Office to help establish certification processes for approaches.

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DASSAULT FALCON 900EX CERTIFIES WITH HONEYWELL PRIMUS 2000 AVIONICS

PHOENIX, JULY 22 -- Dassault Aviation's Falcon 900EX, featuring Honeywell's Primus 2000 integrated avionics system, has received certification by both the Federal Aviation Administration and the French DGAC.

First deliveries of the long-range, eight-passenger trijet are scheduled for early fall.

Honeywell's Primus 2000 on the Falcon 900EX features five 8-by-7-inch, full-color Electronic Flight Instrument System (EFIS) displays, including two multi-function displays, two primary flight displays and an Engine Instrument and Crew Advisory System (EICAS) display, interfacing with redundant display processing. The system also includes a single autothrottle derived from the MD-11 design.

The Integrated Avionics Computer (IAC) combines five subsystems, including Electronic Flight Instrument System (EFIS), fault warning computer, automatic flight control system, autothrottle and dual FMZ-2000 Flight Management Systems (FMS). The IAC features Honeywell's SmartPerf™, for smart (learned) p erformance, which allows Falcon 900EX operators to customize the aircraft's performance characteristics and obtain the maximum benefit from the aircraft's higher thrust and lower specific fuel consumption.

The Falcon 900EX flight deck also features Honeywell's dual micro air data computers, dual LASEREF III inertial reference systems (IRS) and the Primus 870 turbulence-detecting color weather radar.

Optional Honeywell avionics available on the Falcon 900EX include a third FMZ-2000 FMS, Global Positioning System (GPS) navigation technology, a third LASEREF III IRS and multi-channel Honeywell/Racal Satellite Communications System (SATCOM).

Honeywell is a global controls company focused on creating value through technology that enhances comfort, improves productivity, saves energy, protects the environment and increases safety. The company services customers worldwide in the homes and buildings, industrial and aviation and space markets. Honeywell employs 53,000 people in 95 countries, and had 1995 sales of $6.7 billion.

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HONEYWELL PRIMUS 2000 INTEGRATED AVIONICS RECEIVE FAA CERTIFICATION ON CESSNA CITATION X

PHOENIX, July 8 -- The Honeywell Primus 2000 integrated avionics system has received type certification from the Federal Aviation Administration for the Cessna Citation X business jet.

The Citation X is the first of the Citation family of business jets to feature the Primus 2000 advanced avionics system. First deliveries of the Citation X are expected this month.

"Honeywell avionics systems are standard on every Citation aircraft and we are pleased to offer the advanced Primus 2000 to Citation X owners," said Keith Aakre, vice president of marketing for Honeywell's Business and Commuter Aviation Systems. "The Primus 2000 provides unparalleled performance and reliability for the Citation X."

The Primus 2000 for the Citation X features five 8-by-7-inch color CRT displays for the Electronic Flight Instrument System (EFIS) and Engine Instrument and Crew Alerting System (EICAS). The dual IC-800 Integrated Avionics Computer (IAC) integrates the FMZ-2000 Flight Management System (FMS), fail operational/fail passive dual autopilot/flight director, electronic display and fault warning processors.

The FMZ-2000 Flight Management System features unmatched en route and terminal area navigation, including simplified flight plans through storage of 255 customized routes with up to 100 waypoints per route. The FMZ-2000 performs total vertical and lateral navigation, including full SID/STAR and approach procedures. The exclusive Honeywell SmartPerf™ or Smart (Learned) Performance, feature enables the FMS to learn the characteristics of the Citation X airframe and engine set and fine-tune calculations based on observed performance.

Dual AZ-840 micro air data computers incorporate a solid state pressure sensor in a full-function, all-digital unit one-third the size of current air data computers. The AHZ-800 Attitude/Heading Reference System (AHRS) features Honeywell's Interferometric Fiber Optic Gyro (IFOG).

The Primus 2000 for the Citation X also features:

Optional on the Citation X are Honeywell's Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System (TCAS II) and the LASEREF III inertial reference system.

Honeywell is a global controls company focused on creating value through technology that enhances comfort, improves productivity, saves energy, protects the environment and increases safety. The company services customers worldwide in the homes and buildings, industrial and aviation and space markets. Honeywell employs 53,000 people in 95 countries, and had 1995 sales of $6.7 billion.

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HONEYWELL INTRODUCES BELT-MOUNTED PROCESSOR AND HEADBAND DISPLAY AS PART OF AMOSS

ORLANDO, MAY 20 -- Honeywell unveiled the new belt-mounted processor and headband display, part of Honeywell's Airline Maintenance and Operations Support System (AMOSS), at the 1996 Regional Airline Association Convention today.

AMOSS saves airlines money by reducing turnaround times at the gate and costly troubleshooting on the ground. Two-way, air-to-ground communication (via ACARS or SATCOM, for example) allows AMOSS to connect an aircraft's onboard avionics with ground-based support -- flight operations/dispatch, maintenance control, maintenance planning, engineering and line and hangar shops. In this way, data from an aircraft in flight may be downloaded to ground support for analysis and diagnosis through a unique AMOSS diagnostic algorithm based on models.

Honeywell is the world's leading developer of integrated head-mounted display systems that are lightweight, flexible, and leave the user's hands free to use instuments or manipulate the aircraft.

"The belt-mounted processor and headband display are designed with human factors in mind," said John Riley, Honeywell marketing manager for Airline Services. "They're tightly integrated into the rest of the system. Information can be downloaded to the belt-mounted processor from AMOSS, then findings and test results from technicians can be reintroduced into the system. The system also employs sophisticated voice recognition technology that allows users to locate information by voice command and to perform verbal record-keeping of inspection, isolation and repair activities."

Over the past few months, America West Airlines has been participating in the field trial of AMOSS, a system developed by Honeywell and Computing Devices International (CDI), to demonstrate the functionality and to validate the performance of a system designed to address the rising cost of airline maintenance and flight operations.

Now entering the next phase of installation, Honeywell and America West have installed a Local Area Network (LAN) at the America West hanger at Sky Harbor Airport in Phoenix to convey the data to AMOSS work stations.

According to Riley, the system will now be tested to refine the user interface and ensure that the system is accurate and reliable.

Honeywell is developing a fault model for the 757 which will be a computer representation of how the aircraft reacts to certain faults. The fault model will help Honeywell engineers execute core diagnostic routines, according to Riley.

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THREE REGIONAL AIRLINES SELECT HONEYWELL'S FLIGHT HOUR MAINTENANCE PROGRAM

ORLANDO, MAY 20 -- Three regional airlines are the most recent customers to join Honeywell's flight hour maintenance program, one of three customized Honeywell maintenance options designed to meet the rigorous demands of regional airline operators.

Continental Express of Houston, Texas, chose Honeywell's flight hour program for its fleet of Aerospatiale ATR42/72s.

WestAir Commuter Airlines of Fresno, Calif., signed up for flight hour maintenance on its fleet of Jetstream 31s.

Horizon Airlines of Portland, Ore., changed from Honeywell's preferred pricing maintenance to flight hours for its fleet of de Havilland Dash 8s. (Honeywell also maintains Horizon's Dornier 328s, which are not covered under this program.)

Under the flight hour program, regional airline customers pay Honeywell a fixed fee per flight hour each month for post-warranty repairs of Honeywell avionics installed in covered aircraft. Regional airlines may also choose fixed-rate maintenance or preferred pricing maintenance plans.

Honeywell's worldwide Customer Support organization is staffed by more than 300 factory-trained technicians skilled in the latest Honeywell automatic test equipment (ATE). They offer immediate expert service on Honeywell avionics equipment, genuine Honeywell spare parts and thorough technical documentation.

Customer Support Centers strategically located around the world provide on-site Customer Support engineers who are on call 24 hours a day to deal with AOGs and any other flight-critical problems that may arise.

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NORTH AMERICAN DEBUT OF EMBRAER'S NEW EMB-145 FEATURES HONEYWELL'S PRIMUS 1000 AVIONICS SYSTEM

ORLANDO, MAY 20 -- Embraer's EMB-145 made its North American show debut at the Regional Airlines Association Convention in Orlando on Saturday, May 18. The new 50-seat regional jet, which features Honeywell's Primus 1000 integrated avionics system, continues with its 12-city North American tour later this week, with stops scheduled in Atlanta, Washington, D.C., Cincinnati, Indianapolis, Minneapolis, Salt Lake City, Dallas, Houston, Palm Springs, Calif., Farmington, N.M., and Embraer's U.S. headquarters in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.

The new regional jet is currently undergoing autopilot flight testing. Certification is on schedule for late fall.

"Honeywell is proud to supply the totally integrated Primus 1000 avionics system for Embraer's new EMB-145," said Keith Aakre, vice president of marketing for Honeywell's Business and Commuter Aviation Systems. "The Primus 1000 is a natural choice for the value-driven demands of the regional jet market."

The rugged, dependable subsystems of Honeywell's Primus 1000 are designed to support the rigors of regional airlines and corporate operations. The IC-600 Integrated Avionics Computer (IAC) at the heart of the Primus 1000 combines functions including an advanced fail-passive autopilot, flight director and display, and Engine Instrument and Crew Alerting System (EICAS) processor into one highly reliable, lightweight package.

The advanced autopilot integrated in the IAC features a three-axis, truly fail-passive architecture that is far superior to the torque-limited designs. This results in greater passenger comfort and enhanced safety in all flight conditions. The reversion capability designed into Honeywell's Primus 1000 allows a five-tube Primus 1000 system to dispatch with only four tubes in operation.

The EMB-145 features five 8-by-7-inch displays with dual primary flight displays (PFDs), multi-function (MFD) and EICAS displays, plus dual user-friendly, color flat-panel radio management units (RMU). An important benefit of the RMU is that it is designed to provide back-up navigation display, engine instrument data and traffic alert and collision avoidance system (TCAS II) control. These displays integrate the functions of dozens of instruments to simplify cockpit scan, reducing pilot workload and fatigue.

Honeywell's Primus II navigation/communication/identification radios are standard. The revolutionary Primus II is the industry's first fully integrated digital radio system which also introduces central tuning via an RMU.

The EMB-145 also features Honeywell's new digital AHZ-800 attitude heading and reference system (AHRS) which uses an Interferometric Fiber Optic Gyro (IFOG) sensor to measure angular rates of motion. The IFOG measures the phase shift produced between two beams of light traveling in opposite directions through an optical fiber. The result is greater accuracy and reliability with less volume, weight and power required than current AHRS or gimbaled gyros. And, with no "spinning iron," the AHZ-800 has no moving parts to wear out.

The AZ-850 Micro Air Data Computer is yet another feature of the Embraer avionics package. This fully functional, all digital unit is one-third the size of current air data computers. This unit provides exceptionally high performance and is dramatically more reliable than any other air data computer available today.

Honeywell's Primus 650 color weather radar is a fully attitude-stabilized radar that shows weather in four intensity levels (green, yellow, red and magenta) at ranges from 5 to 300 nm. Rain Echo Attenuation Compensation Technique (REACT), an exclusive Honeywell safety feature, maintains calibration by compensating for attenuation caused by intervening rainfall and alerts the crew to areas where storms may be hidden behind other storms.

Honeywell's TCAS II system, the first collision avoidance system ever certified aboard a regional aircraft, also is part of the EMB-145 avionics. TCAS II tracks air traffic, analyzes closure rates and issues advisories on targets with high potential as close-encounter threats.

Options for the EMB-145 include Honeywell's Flight Management System and 12-channel Global Navigation Satellite System Unit (GNSSU).

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HONEYWELL/GEC-MARCONI HEAD-UP DISPLAY (HUD 2020) FLIGHT TEST PROGRAM PROGRESSES TOWARD CERTIFICATION

System designed for regional airline use to Category II and III

ORLANDO, MAY 20 -- The Honeywell/GEC-Marconi Head-Up Display (HUD 2020) continues in flight test toward Federal Aviation Administration certification to Category II this fall, with growth to Category III.

Honeywell and Gulfstream Aircraft Co. began flight testing the HUD 2020 toward certification in all phases of flight, including Cat II landing, in February aboard the Honeywell Gulfstream IV. The HUD 2020 has been chosen by the Savannah, Ga., aircraft company as a featured option on the Gulfstream IV-SP and Gulfstream V business jets.

FAA pilots flew with the HUD flight test team last week to review the symbology.

"We are receiving good reviews so far," said Dean Wilkens, HUD program engineer. "We will 'freeze' the symbology in the next couple weeks. The HUD 2020 is designed to be a very intuitive system and we have provided some new features, including a linear heading scale at the top of the display. We have also successfully tested the display of TCAS II information, and are making good progress with the FLARE guidance cue."

Gulfstream reports 12 firm orders and another 15 pending. The aircraft manufacturer predicts it may have up to 30 HUD 2020 orders by the end of the year.

Manufactured by Honeywell's Business and Commuter Aviation Systems and GEC-Marconi Avionics, the HUD 2020 system provides the most advanced lightweight, compact electro-optical overhead unit and synthetic hologram combiner assembly currently available.

The system, designed to meet Category II and III requirements, will provide regional airline and business operators with improved throughput and performance in the following ways:

Honeywell's head-up display symbology is complementary to the existing head-down Electronic Flight Instrument System (EFIS) symbology on current Gulfstream aircraft and will be powered by a Reduced Instruction Set Computing (RISC) processor which is unmatched in application performance.

The design of the Honeywell/GEC-Marconi HUD 2020 allows seamless integration to incorporate HUD 2020 into the existing DC-884 integrated display controller.

The HUD 2020 system also is designed with raster imaging capability to take advantage of enhanced vision and synthetic vision systems, when they become available.

"The Head-Up Display significantly increases a pilot's situational awareness on final approach," stated John O'Meara, Gulfstream's chief test pilot. "When you're on approach, you look straight through the head-up display's combiner glass to the world outside. The HUD 2020 symbology allows the pilot to maintain precise airspeed and glide path control resulting in more precise landings within the touchdown zone. The instantaneous acceleration cue and flight path vector provide real-time performance information that is lacking in a head-down display. A pilot flying with the HUD 2020 will sense a windshear far before the windshear computer warning."

GEC-Marconi Avionics, suppliers of HUD 2020 optics and combiner units, has delivered more HUDs to military and commercial users than all other Western HUD suppliers combined.

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HONEYWELL/PELORUS SATELLITE LANDING SYSTEM ACHIEVES FAA APPROVAL FOR INSTALLATION AT MINNEAPOLIS, NEWARK

SLS team demonstrates DGPS technology to more than 500 top officials on four continents

ORLANDO, MAY 20 -- The Honeywell/Pelorus Satellite Landing System (SLS-2000) moved toward Federal Aviation Administration certification by achieving FAA approval for installation at Minneapolis/St. Paul and Newark, N.J, international airports. The SLS-2000 is expected to be the world's first certified system when it receives FAA Special Category I certification this year.

In addition to the U.S. installations, the Satellite Landing System has been purchased for installation in Australia, Canada and Russia, with sales pending in several other countries.

"We are seeing a rapid increase in interest in Honeywell's total system solution as airport operators become more familiar with our ability to apply DGPS-based technology to practical uses that will increase operating efficiency and safety at their airports," said Mike Smith, vice president and general manager for Honeywell's Business and Commuter Aviation Systems. "The SLS makes good business sense for airports as well as regional operators."

During the past year, Honeywell's SLS flight team successfully demonstrated the capabilities of differential Global Positioning System (DGPS), on which the SLS is based, to more than 500 top officials on four continents. Last summer, the team conducted a five-week demonstration tour of Asia Pacific, visiting nine cities in eight countries and flying more than 240 top-level officials on autopilot-coupled DGPS approaches. The team demonstrated the SLS at the National Business Aircraft Association Convention in Las Vegas in September, and again in February at the FIDAE '96 Air Show in Santiago, Chile. During April, the team visited seven Eastern and Western European countries in six weeks, demonstrating the system to more than 250 officials.

Project Minneapolis Update

Informal flight testing has begun following FAA-approved installation of the SLS-2000 at Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport.

"GPS initiatives represent the greatest leap forward in aviation since the introduction of the jet engine," said Jeffrey Hamiel, executive director of the Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC). "The local-area GPS ground station technology transcends other divisive airport issues and provides a springboard for international marketing venues, noise compatibility, airspace management and a variety of capacity issues at about one-third the cost of competing technologies. By providing precise landing guidance for all types of approaches, including 'circling approaches,' the SLS enables aircraft to avoid long, straight-line paths to runways. This helps decrease the traffic and resulting noise in neighborhoods in those paths."

The SLS-2000 will serve all runway ends within a radius of 20 to 30 nautical miles at all of MAC's airports. This will give precision approach capability to many of the runways where such approach procedures are currently not available. At the Minneapolis/St. Paul Airport, the SLS-2000 will be able to provide an added level of approach capability because it is designed to be Category II capable with growth to Category III.

Project Newark Update

The Honeywell/Pelorus Satellite Landing System (SLS-2000) has been selected for installation and use by Continental Airlines at the Newark International Airport.

Project Newark is being sponsored by the Air Transport Association, and when certified will be the world's first certified DGPS system used for precision approaches in revenue service.

"There is no other instrument approach aid available today that provides greater navigational flexibility and accuracy than the Satellite Landing System," said Jeff Ariens, Continental's GPS Program Director. "The ability to use DGPS for precision approaches can improve Continental's on-time performance, enhance safety, increase savings in fuel expenses, and help reduce air traffic noise, congestion and weather-related delays."

The data collected during Project Newark will be used by the Federal Aviation Administration to help establish certification processes for precision approaches benefiting other air carriers as well as general aviation.

How DGPS works

The Satellite Landing System is based on GPS, which provides three-dimensional position information 24 hours a day, anywhere on earth. The SLS-2000 provides a cost-effective way to alleviate airport congestion, air traffic noise and weather-related delays by providing aircraft with very precise navigation data to aid approaches. The result is improved traffic flow and enhanced safety, regardless of weather or terrain.

Three GPS Remote Satellite Measurement Unit (RSMU) antennas are installed at various fixed, surveyed locations in the terminal area. The SLS-2000 ground reference station then compares signals sent from GPS satellites with the true (surveyed) position of the RSMUs to determine errors resulting from atmospheric and other effects. This technique is known as differential GPS.

The appropriate error corrections, plus approach points, are then sent via a DO-217 datalink transmitter to approaching aircraft. The aircraft's onboard GPS equipment uses this data to produce very precise navigation information that is accurate to within 1.5 meters horizontally and 2 meters vertically.

In 1993, Honeywell was the first to certify a "sole means" GPS non-precision approach when the ATR-72 aircraft was certified in Aspen, Colo. The data collected during the Aspen approach certification was used by the FAA and the Satellite Program Office to help establish certification processes for approaches.

Pelorus Navigation Systems of Calgary, Canada, has a 14-year track record as a specialist in the design, manufacture, installation and maintenance of ground-based navigation systems. Pelorus has supplied its navigation systems to more than 150 airports worldwide.

Honeywell is a global controls company focused on creating value through technology that enhances comfort, improves productivity, saves energy, protects the environment and increases safety. The company services customers worldwide in the homes and buildings, industrial, and aviation and space markets. Honeywell employs 53,000 people in 95 countries, and had 1995 sales of $6.7 billion.

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HONEYWELL/TRIMBLE SIGN AGREEMENT TO OFFER GPS NAVIGATION SYSTEMS TO THE REGIONAL AIRLINE MARKET

ORLANDO, MAY 20 -- Honeywell and Trimble Navigation today announced the signing of an agreement to offer Global Positioning System (GPS) navigation systems to the regional airline market. Under the agreement, Trimble will manufacture and Honeywell will perform marketing, sales and support for two navigation products, the HT9000 and HT9100 Navigation Management Systems.

The announcement follows the successful introduction of the Honeywell/Trimble HT9100 to the Air Transport market. The two companies signed a strategic alliance last June and announced a launch order from American Airlines for more than 500 units in December. The team's second major project award came from American Trans Air (ATA).

"We are pleased to join with Trimble to offer state-of-the-art GPS navigation to aircraft manufacturers and operators in the regional market," said Keith Aakre, vice president of marketing for Honeywell's Business and Commuter Aviation Systems. "With Honeywell's leadership in avionics technology and Trimble's leadership in GPS, we have come up with a winning business combination that works well for regional operators."

"The immediate and future benefits of GPS should be available to all aircraft operators. GPS avionics cost less to acquire and maintain, they reduce flight technical error and increase dispatch reliability while contributing to safety," said Bruce Alspach, vice president of Trimble's Avionics. "We are delighted to extend our relationship with Honeywell to bring airline quality GPS solutions to regional and business class operators."

The HT9100 GNSS Navigation Management System and HT9000 GNSS Navigator use the accuracy of a built-in GPS receiver to provide coupled lateral navigation for en route, terminal and non-precision approach. Both systems are approved under TSO C129, Class A1. Each system features an ARINC 739, 66-key, 14 lines by 24 characters per line, color flat panel, multi-function control display unit (MCDU). The HT9000 system offers a choice of a 33-key compact CDU or 35-key compact ARINC CDU. Both systems support ARINC digital, analog and discrete input and output interfaces.

Trimble has provided GPS aviation solutions for more than 10 years. To date, the company has certified four navigation systems to A-1 capability. Trimble was awarded the first GPS-Omega system certification, the first C-129 Technical Standard Order (TSO) GPS certification, and was the first GPS company to receive autonomous operational certification for primary remote and oceanic navigation. Since 1984, Trimble has delivered over 40,000 airborne GPS receivers providing navigation and sensor functions for general, commercial and military (P/Y code) aircraft around the world. Trimble Avionics is located in Austin, TX.

Trimble is a world leader in the emerging commercial markets for GPS satellite-based navigation, positioning and communication data products. The company holds more patents on GPS technology than any organization including the U.S. Government. These products are sold worldwide for diverse applications including land and hydrographic survey; GIS data acquisition; military; general, corporate and commercial aviation; marine navigation; vehicle tracking and communications; and mobile GPS. The company also manufactures and sells GPS engines for the OEM market. Founded in 1978 and located in Sunnyvale, Calif., Trimble has been a leader in providing GPS solutions since 1984.

Honeywell is a global controls company focused on creating value through technology that enhances comfort, improves productivity, saves energy, protects the environment and increases safety. The company services customers worldwide in the homes and buildings, industrial and aviation and space markets. Honeywell is the world's leading manufacturer of flight management, inertial navigation, global positioning, flight control, flight deck displays, and communications management systems and is a major systems integrator. Honeywell's experience in GNSS technology dates back to the early 1980's. Honeywell employs 53,000 people in 95 countries, and had 1995 sales of $6.7 billion.

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HONEYWELL RECEIVES TSO APPROVAL FOR FMZ-2000 FLIGHT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM ON BOARD DASSAULT FALCON 2000

PHOENIX, MAY 8 -- Operators of the Dassault Falcon 2000 business jet may now select the Honeywell FMZ-2000 flight management system (FMS), which received TSO approval for installation on the Falcon 2000 in April.

Initial certification for the Falcon 2000 installation is expected this month. A follow-on certification of vertical navigation (VNAV) and flight plan map display, to include approach operation, is expected this fall.

"We are pleased to be able to offer the industry-leading features of the FMZ-2000 to operators of the Falcon 2000," said Keith Aakre, vice president of marketing for Honeywell's Business and Commuter Aviation Systems. "The FMZ-2000 provides the unsurpassed three-dimensional flight management performance that continues to be the Honeywell trademark."

The FMZ-2000 will provide Falcon 2000 operators with multi-sensor vertical and lateral navigation from takeoff to touchdown. This capability is enhanced by the accuracy and availability of the Global Navigation Satellite System, Honeywell's exclusive SmartPerf( performance management function and a comprehensive worldwide navigation database.

Through its interface to Honeywell's 12-channel Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver, the FMZ-2000 will navigate entirely by GPS and still maintain input from all available sensors. This gives pilots the accuracy of GPS with the integrity and safety of a multi-sensor system. The FMZ-2000, with Honeywell GPS, meets the requirements of TSO C129a, Classes B1/C1, providing operation in all phases of flight, including approach.

Honeywell's SmartPerf(, or Smart (Learned) Performance, allows the navigation computer to actually learn the performance of a specific airframe and engine set and fine-tune calculations based on observed performance. Utilizing its performance database and both sensed and entered atmospheric data, SmartPerf provides time, fuel remaining and altitude predictions, target speeds, optimum cruise altitude and airspeed, and descent/climb points. SmartPerf includes a unique what-if feature which allows the crew to interactively determine the benefits of changes to the flight profile and easily activate them, if desired.

The FMZ-2000's worldwide navigation data base contains all types of approaches (including GPS), procedural flight plan segments (including curved path legs and holding patterns), SIDs/STARs, and navaid and airport information. Up to 200 company routes of 100 waypoints each may be entered and stored in the system.

The certification of the FMZ-2000 gives Falcon 2000 customers the option of fleet commonality with their other FMZ-2000-equipped aircraft, such as the Falcon 900B, Falcon 900EX, Gulfstream IV, Canadair CL601-3A/R, Hawker 800 and Citation VII.

Honeywell is a global controls company focused on creating value through technology that enhances comfort, improves productivity, saves energy, protects the environment and increases safety. The company services customers worldwide in the homes and buildings, industrial and aviation and space markets. Honeywell employs 53,000 people in 95 countries, and had 1995 sales of $6.7 billion.

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HONEYWELL'S PRIMUS 1000 INTEGRATED AVIONICS SYSTEM SELECTED FOR SINO SWEARINGEN SJ30-2 BUSINESS JET

PHOENIX, APRIL 24 -- Honeywell's Primus 1000 integrated avionics system has been chosen by the Sino Swearingen Aircraft Co. of San Antonio, Texas, for its first entry into the business jet market, the sweptwing SJ30-2 twin jet.

The Primus 1000 integrated avionics system for the SJ30-2 features a two-tube, 8-by-7-inch CRT electronic flight instrument system (EFIS), dual IC-600 integrated avionics computers (IAC), AZ-850 micro air data computers (MADC), Primus II digital integrated radios and Primus 650 weather radar.

"We are extremely pleased to be chosen by Sino Swearingen for its debut in the business jet market," said Keith Aakre, vice president of marketing for Honeywell's Business and Commuter Aviation Systems. "The leading-edge technology and reliability of the Primus 1000 make it an excellent choice for the SJ30-2, and furthers Honeywell's position as the avionics supplier of choice among aircraft manufacturers and operators."

At the heart of the Primus 1000 is Honeywell's IC-600 integrated avionics computer. This digital 4 MCU unit combines the EFIS, flight director and autopilot into a single LRU and provides extensive Built-In-Test.

The dual AZ-850 all-digital MADCs, featuring Honeywell's industry-leading, solid-state sensor technology, are one-third the size and dramatically more reliable than current air data computers. Honeywell's MADCs are designed to complement reduced vertical separation minima (RVSM) performance standards.

The enhanced SJ30-2 cockpit also features Honeywell's Primus 650 weather radar with Rain Echo Attenuation Compensation Technique (REACT), an exclusive Honeywell safety feature that alerts operators to storms that may be hidden behind other storms.

The Honeywell Primus II integrated nav/comm system features a full-color Radio Management Unit (RMU) and companion digital audio system which combine to centralize all frequency selection, display and audio control.

The SJ30-2 will be built at Sino Swearingen's new Martinsburg, W.V., plant. Flight tests are scheduled to begin later this summer. First deliveries are projected for 1998.

Honeywell is a global controls company focused on creating value through technology that enhances comfort, improves productivity, saves energy, protects the environment and increases safety. The company services customers worldwide in the homes and buildings, industrial, and aviation and space markets. Honeywell employs 53,000 people in 95 countries, and had 1995 sales of $6.7 billion.

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HONEYWELL/PELORUS SATELLITE LANDING SYSTEM SELECTED FOR "PROJECT NEWARK"

PHOENIX, MARCH 12 -- The Honeywell/Pelorus Satellite Landing System (SLS-2000) has been selected for installation and use by Continental Airlines at the Newark International Airport.

Project Newark is being sponsored by the Air Transport Association, and when certified will be the world's first certified differential Global Positioning System (DGPS) system used for precision approaches in revenue service.

"The Port Authority's installation of this exciting technology offers tremendous potential," said George J. Marlin, executive director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. "DGPS can support the design of new, more precise flight procedures to enhance both safety and efficiency, while minimizing community exposure to aircraft noise. Ultimately, DGPS can reduce costs for our airline customers and improve overall service and safety for air travelers. If this new technology proves successful at Newark, we will pursue similar programs to benefit JFK, LaGuardia and our heliports."

"There is no other instrument approach aid available today that provides greater navigational flexibility and accuracy than the Satellite Landing System," said Jeff Ariens, Continental's GPS Program Director. "The ability to use DGPS for precision approaches can improve Continental's on-time performance, enhance safety, increase savings in fuel expenses, and help reduce air traffic noise, congestion and weather-related delays."

The data collected during Project Newark will be used by the Federal Aviation Administration to help establish certification processes for precision approaches benefiting other air carriers as well as general aviation.

Installation of the SLS-2000 ground station and airborne avionics is under way. A Continental MD-83 will be equipped with Honeywell's FMZ-2000 flight management system, DO-217 datalink receiver and dual 12-channel Differential Global Navigation Satellite Sensor Units (DGNSSU). Honeywell project managers expect Federal Aviation Administration certification for Special Category I at Newark International by late spring.

By using signals sent from GPS satellites, the SLS-2000 is able to provide extremely precise navigation data to approaching aircraft. By placing GPS receivers at various fixed, surveyed locations in the terminal area, the SLS compares GPS signals with the true (surveyed) position of the ground receivers. This determines the errors resulting from atmospheric and other effects.

The SLS transmits the error corrections and approach path information via a DO-217 datalink transmitter to approaching aircraft. The airborne avionics use this information to calculate an extremely accurate navigation and guidance solution that is accurate to within 1.5 meters horizontally and 2 meters vertically.

In the Honeywell-equipped Continental MD-83, the FMS tunes the airborne DO-217 datalink receiver, VDL-500, to the SLS ground station datalink transmitter frequency. The range error corrections and path points received by the VDL-500 are sent to the DGNSSU.

Maintaining the high integrity of the system is critical to certification and safety. To do this, the Honeywell DGNSSU, designed to ARINC 743 standards, calculates the range error and directs the flight controls according to the path points. The DO-178B level B, critical level software, ensures that the system will perform the calculations correctly.

Pelorus Navigation Systems of Calgary, Canada, has a 14-year track record as a specialist in the design, manufacture, installation and maintenance of ground-based navigation systems. Pelorus has supplied its navigation systems to more than 150 airports worldwide.

Honeywell is a global controls company focused on creating value through technology that enhances comfort, improves productivity, saves energy, protects the environment and increases safety. The company services customers worldwide in the homes and buildings, industrial, and aviation and space markets. Honeywell employs 50,000 people in 95 countries, and had 1995 sales of $6.7 billion.

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SEVEN STOPS PLANNED ON EUROPEAN DEMO OF HONEYWELL/PELORUS SATELLITE LANDING SYSTEM

PHOENIX, MARCH 26 -- Officials in seven European nations will experience firsthand the precision approach capabilities of the Honeywell/Pelorus Satellite Landing System (SLS-2000) during six weeks of demonstration flights beginning today. The effort by Honeywell aims to demonstrate differential Global Positioning System (DGPS) technology to European countries.

The Honeywell SLS team departed Phoenix for Eastern Europe today aboard the company's Citation III. During each 3-4 day stop, the team will set up the SLS-2000 ground station and calibrate its DGPS signals, then fly top officials aboard the Citation III to demonstrate autopilot-coupled precision approaches using DGPS.

The team will conduct demonstrations in both Eastern and Western Europe.

The tour concludes April 30.

The team successfully demonstrated the SLS-2000 to more than 240 high-level officials in eight Asian countries during a five-week tour last summer. Private demonstration flights were also held at the 48th Annual National Business Aircraft Association Convention in Las Vegas last September and at the FIDAE '96 Air Show in Chile earlier this month.

In the United States, the SLS-2000 is expected to be the world's first certified system when it receives Federal Aviation Administration Special Category I certification this summer at Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minn., and Newark, N.J.

To date, Honeywell and Pelorus also have secured orders for ground stations in Australia, Canada, and Russia, and are in negotiation for sales in several other countries.

The Satellite Landing System is based on GPS, which provides three-dimensional position information 24 hours a day, anywhere on earth. The SLS-2000 provides a cost-effective way to alleviate airport congestion, air traffic noise and weather-related delays by providing aircraft with very precise navigation data to aid approaches. The result is improved traffic flow and enhanced safety, regardless of weather or terrain.

Three GPS Remote Satellite Measurement Unit (RSMU) antennas are installed at various fixed, surveyed locations in the terminal area. The SLS-2000 ground reference station then compares signals sent from GPS satellites with the true (surveyed) position of the RSMUs to determine errors resulting from atmospheric and other effects. This technique is known as differential GPS.

The appropriate error corrections, plus approach points, are then sent via a DO-217 datalink transmitter to approaching aircraft. The aircraft's onboard GPS equipment uses this data to produce very precise navigation information that is accurate to within 1.5 meters horizontally and 2 meters vertically.

In 1993, Honeywell was the first to certify a "sole means" GPS non-precision approach when the ATR-72 aircraft was certified in Aspen, Colo. The data collected during the Aspen approach certification was used by the FAA and the Satellite Program Office to help establish certification processes for approaches.

Pelorus Navigation Systems of Calgary, Canada, has a 14-year track record as a specialist in the design, manufacture, installation and maintenance of ground-based navigation systems. Pelorus has supplied its navigation systems to more than 150 airports worldwide.

Honeywell is a global controls company focused on creating value through technology that enhances comfort, improves productivity, saves energy, protects the environment and increases safety. The company services customers worldwide in the homes and buildings, industrial, and aviation and space markets. Honeywell employs 50,000 people in 95 countries, and had 1995 sales of $6.7 billion.

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HONEYWELL/RACAL MULTI-CHANNEL SATCOMS CHOSEN AS SYSTEMS OF CHOICE BY U.S. GOVERNMENT, MILITARY

PHOENIX, MARCH 14 -- The Honeywell/Racal team has been named the provider of choice for multi-channel Satellite Communications Systems (SATCOM) into the U.S. government and military markets. Three systems were ordered for three different programs in the first month following activation of the contract Jan. 1.

Under terms of a supplier contract with Quality Communications, Inc., of Fayetteville, N.C., the Honeywell/Racal MCS-3000 three-channel and MCS-6000 six-channel SATCOMs are the standard multi-channel systems available through open contract from the Defense Information Technology Contracting Office (DITCO), Scott Air Force Base, Ill.

The Honeywell/Racal systems, featuring STU-III secure voice, access to Microsoft Mail, 9600 bps fax and other features, are offered with the Tecom T-4000 High Gain Antenna System and the Honeywell CM-250 Communications Management Unit.

The Honeywell/Racal team recently won its first military contract when it was chosen by the U.S. Air Force to provide seven MCS-6000 shipsets to Advanced Range Instrumentation Aircraft (ARIA) RC-135s stationed at USAF Flight Test Center, Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. The $3.5 million ARIA contract was bid upon and awarded before the QCI contract became effective.

The Honeywell/Racal SATCOM was the first system to provide simultaneous, independent voice, fax or modem transmissions while airborne, anywhere in the world. Currently, multi-channel Honeywell/Racal SATCOMs are operating on more than 500 airline and corporate aircraft worldwide.

Racal Avionics Limited of Great Britain is a member of the Racal Electronics Group of companies which has some 100 operating companies worldwide. Racal Avionics' equipment is in service in over 100 different civil and military aircraft types operating in more than 60 countries.

Honeywell is a global controls company focused on creating value through technology that enhances comfort, improves productivity, saves energy, protects the environment and increases safety. The company services customers worldwide in the homes and buildings, industrial and aviation and space markets. Honeywell employs 50,000 people in 95 countries, and had 1995 sales of $6.7 billion.

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EIGHT NEW BUSINESS/REGIONAL AIRCRAFT MOVE TOWARD CERTIFICATION WITH HONEYWELL INTEGRATED AVIONICS SYSTEMS

SINGAPORE, FEB. 6 -- Six of eight new business and regional jets featuring Honeywell integrated avionics systems are scheduled to be certified in the next year, with two others to follow in 1997 and 1998.

Honeywell, the world's leading supplier of integrated automatic flight control and flight management systems, displays and flight references, was selected to supply the avionics on board eight new programs on three continents.

Over the next 12 months, Honeywell's certification schedule is a busy one. The Primus 1000 is scheduled to be certified on board the Citation Bravo, Learjet 45 and the Embraer EMB-145, the Primus 2000 will be certified aboard the Citation X and Falcon 900EX and the SPZ-8500 is scheduled to certify aboard the Gulfstream V.

In 1997, the Primus 1000 is scheduled to certify aboard the Citation Excel. The following year, the Primus 2000 XP is scheduled for certification aboard the Global Express.

"Last year was a super year for us," said Mike Smith, vice president and general manager of Honeywell's Business and Commuter Aviation Systems. "Growth over the past 12 months in our industry has been very encouraging, and Honeywell looks forward to continuing to provide leadership in all areas of aviation controls."

Here's an update on first flights and certifications on the new programs:

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HONEYWELL'S GPS SATELLITE LANDING SYSTEM BEGINS INSTALLATION AT MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL

SINGAPORE, FEB. 6 -- Installation of Honeywell's complete package for precision approaches using differential Global Positioning System (DGPS) technology is under way at Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport. Federal Aviation Administration and Federal Communications Commission certification of the system is anticipated by late spring.

The Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) of Minneapolis/St. Paul purchased the Honeywell/Pelorus Satellite Landing System (SLS-2000) last year.

"GPS initiatives represent the greatest leap forward in aviation since the introduction of the jet engine," said Jeffrey Hamiel, MAC executive director. "In Minneapolis, the Honeywell/Pelorus system will significantly reduce aircraft noise in neighborhoods surrounding the airports. It gives us the technology necessary to deal with noise issues, airspace management and a variety of capacity issues at about one-third the cost of competing technologies."

Since the introduction of the Honeywell/Pelorus Satellite Landing System, Honeywell has completed sales to airports in Australia, Canada and the United States, and signed memoranda of understanding to install systems in Russia and The Philippines.

The Honeywell/Pelorus SLS-2000 is based on the Global Positioning System (GPS), which provides three-dimensional position information 24 hours a day, anywhere on earth. By using signals sent from GPS satellites, the SLS-2000 is able to compute extremely accurate navigation data. By placing GPS receivers at various fixed, precisely surveyed locations in the terminal area, the SLS compares GPS signals with the true (surveyed) position of the ground receivers. The GPS signal errors resulting from atmospheric and other effects are calculated and transmitted to the aircraft via DO-217 datalink. This technique is called differential GPS.

The SLS-2000 is capable of serving all runway ends within a radius of 20 to 30 miles at all of MAC's metropolitan area airports and will be built to DO-217 standards for Special Category I approaches. The SLS has been designed to be Category I and Category II capable, with growth to Category III.

Pelorus Navigation Systems of Calgary, Canada, has a 14-year track record as a specialist in the design, manufacture, installation and maintenance of ground-based navigation systems. Pelorus has supplied its navigation systems to more than 150 airports worldwide.

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HONEYWELL/GEC MARCONI HEAD-UP DISPLAY HUD 2020 INSTALLED FOR CERTIFICATION ON BOARD GULFSTREAM IV

SINGAPORE, FEB. 6 -- Honeywell and Gulfstream will begin flight testing of the Honeywell/GEC Marconi Head-Up Display (HUD 2020) this month aboard the Honeywell Gulfstream IV. The HUD 2020 has been chosen by the Savannah, Ga., aircraft company as a featured option on the Gulfstream IV-SP and Gulfstream V business jets.

Honeywell and Gulfstream completed initial flight testing of the advanced HUD 2020 last summer in Phoenix aboard Honeywell's Citation III. This month, the system will begin flying toward certification in all phases of flight, including Category II landing. Certification on the GIV is anticipated in the third quarter of 1996, with certification on board the Gulfstream V slated for 1997. Gulfstream Vs will be wired for the HUD; new GIVs will be wired on a per-airplane basis.

"We are very pleased to debut the new Honeywell/GEC Marconi HUD 2020 aboard our aircraft," said Bill Boisture, president of Gulfstream Aircraft Incorporated. "Gulfstream has always taken the lead in providing our customers with the latest advances in pilot-friendly aircraft, while incorporating the highest level of quality, reliability and performance. The new HUD 2020 unit underscores that reputation and ensures we remain the leader in the industry."

Manufactured by Honeywell's Business and Commuter Aviation Systems and GEC-Marconi Avionics, the HUD 2020 system provides Gulfstream operators the most advanced lightweight, compact electro-optical overhead unit and synthetic hologram combiner assembly currently available.

Honeywell's head-up display symbology is complementary to the existing head-down Electronic Flight Instrument System (EFIS) symbology on current Gulfstream aircraft and will be powered by a Reduced Instruction Set Computing (RISC) processor which is unmatched in application performance.

The design of the Honeywell/GEC-Marconi HUD 2020 allows seamless integration to incorporate HUD 2020 into the existing DC-884 integrated display controller.

The HUD 2020 enhances safety and performance, from takeoff and cruise through descent and approach, in the following ways:

The HUD 2020 system also is designed with raster imaging capability to take advantage of enhanced vision and synthetic vision systems, when they become available.

"The Head-Up Display significantly increases a pilot's situational awareness on final approach," stated John O'Meara, Gulfstream's chief test pilot. "When you're on approach, you look straight through the head-up display's combiner glass to the world outside. The HUD 2020 symbology allows the pilot to maintain precise airspeed and glide path control resulting in more precise landings within the touchdown zone. The instantaneous acceleration cue and flight path vector provide real-time performance information that is lacking in a head-down display. A pilot flying with the HUD 2020 will sense a windshear far before the windshear computer warning."

GEC-Marconi Avionics, suppliers of HUD 2020 optics and combiner units, has delivered more HUDs to military and commercial users than all other Western HUD suppliers combined.

Headquartered in Savannah, Ga., Gulfstream is the manufacturer of large business jets with its Gulfstream IV-SP and the new Gulfstream V, which will begin deliveries in 1996. Gulfstream operates service and completion centers in Savannah and Brunswick, Ga., and Long Beach, Calif., and maintains production facilities in Oklahoma City and Mexicali, Mexico.

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HONEYWELL SELECTED TO LAUNCH GPS PROGRAM IN THE PHILIPPINES

SINGAPORE, FEB. 6 -- Philippine transportation officials have selected Honeywell to launch Global Positioning System (GPS) technology in the Asia-Pacific region by installing the Honeywell/Pelorus Satellite Landing System (SLS) at three national airports. Installation of the first SLS-2000 ground station is expected this fall.

In signing the memorandum of understanding, officials from the Philippine Department of Transportation and Communications/Air Transportation Office expressed their intention to lead the region in deploying GPS-based capabilities.

The Satellite Landing System is based on GPS, which provides three-dimensional position information 24 hours a day, anywhere on earth. The SLS-2000 provides a cost-effective way to alleviate airport congestion, air traffic noise and weather-related delays by providing aircraft with very precise navigation data to aid approaches. The result is improved traffic flow and enhanced safety, regardless of weather or terrain.

The first phase of the agreement calls for installation of GPS receivers at various fixed, geographically surveyed locations in the terminal areas. The SLS-2000 at each airport then compares signals sent from GPS satellites with the true (surveyed) position of the ground receivers to determine errors resulting from atmospheric and other effects. This technique is known as differential GPS (DGPS).

The appropriate error corrections, plus approach points, are then transmitted via a VHF data link to approaching aircraft. The aircraft's onboard GPS equipment uses this data to produce very precise navigation information that is accurate to within 1.5 meters horizontally and 2 meters vertically.

The SLS-2000 can serve all runway ends within a radius of 20 to 30 nautical miles.

In the United States, the SLS-2000 is expected to be the world's first certified system when it receives Federal Aviation Administration Special Category I certification this spring in Minneapolis/St. Paul.

To date, Honeywell has secured orders for ground stations in Australia, Canada and the United States.

Honeywell is a global controls company focused on creating value through technology that enhances comfort, improves productivity, saves energy, protects the environment and increases safety. The company services customers worldwide in the homes and buildings, industrial, and aviation and space markets. Honeywell employs 50,000 people in 95 countries, and had 1995 sales of $6.7 billion.

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CESSNA SELECTS HONEYWELL'S PRIMUS II RADIOS FOR ITS CITATION FAMILY OF BUSINESS JETS

SINGAPORE, FEB. 6 -- Cessna has selected Honeywell's Primus II radios to be installed as standard equipment on board its Citation family of business jets, including the Ultra, Excel, Citation VII and Citation X. After an extensive evaluation, the Primus II radios were selected because they demonstrated and exceeded Cessna's stringent requirements for reliability, maintainability and cost of ownership.

"Cessna is pleased to add Primus II as standard equipment on the Citation," said Gary Hay, vice chairman of Cessna Aircraft Co. "We couldn't be happier with Cessna's choice of our Primus radios for the Citation family," said Keith Aakre, vice president of marketing for Honeywell's Business and Commuter Aviation Systems. "Honeywell is the standard avionics provider to every Citation series jet and we are very pleased that our partnership has been further strengthened with this announcement."

Honeywell's Primus II digital communication/navigation/identification radio is controlled by a user-friendly, full-color radio management unit (RMU) and a companion audio control panel. Together they centralize frequency selection, display and audio control in the cockpit.

Honeywell's innovative RMU has received wide-spread customer approval over previous-generation multi-unit radio controls and is now being emulated by other manufacturers. Honeywell's RMU combines push-button and traditional tuning knob operation to provide instant access and display of up to 12 stored communication frequencies and 12 navigation frequencies.

Another benefit of the Primus II is its compact size. Just four remote boxes contain all communication and navigation functions. The communication units include VHF communications plus the choice of a transponder option, including Mode A/C, Mode S or diversity Mode S. Navigation units integrate VOR/ILS, extended frequency range ADF -- with quality voice audio -- and six channel scanning precision compatible DME.

Honeywell is a global controls company focused on creating value through technology that enhances comfort, improves productivity, saves energy, protects the environment and increases safety. The company services customers worldwide in the homes and buildings, industrial, and aviation and space markets. Honeywell employs 50,000 people in 95 countries, and had 1995 sales of $6.7 billion.

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U.S. AIR FORCE SELECTS HONEYWELL/RACAL SATCOM FOR ADVANCED RANGE INSTRUMENTATION AIRCRAFT (ARIA) PROGRAM

SINGAPORE, FEB. 6 -- The U.S. Air Force has selected Honeywell to supply seven shipsets of the Honeywell/Racal multi-channel MCS-6000 Satellite Communication System (SATCOM) for installation on the Advanced Range Instrumentation Aircraft (ARIA) RC-135s stationed at USAF Flight Test Center, Edwards Air Force Base, California.

The $3.5 million contract calls for Honeywell to install the systems on the USAF aircraft and a systems bench at Edwards AFB, as well as providing spare circuit card assemblies and test equipment. Installation is expected to be completed in 1996.

"This is a very strategic win for Honeywell as it represents the first true multi-channel application of the Honeywell/Racal MCS-6000 to the U.S. military," said Mike Smith, vice president and general manager of Honeywell's Business and Commuter Aviation Systems. "We expect to see continued growth for our SATCOM products by establishing ourselves in this relatively new market."

Honeywell, together with their SATCOM partner, Racal Avionics Limited, has developed both the MCS-3000 (three-channel) and MCS-6000 (six channel) systems that are currently flying in over 500 airliners and corporate aircraft worldwide.

Honeywell and Racal have spent the past year developing the required STU-III secure voice interface with the Communications Management Unit (CMU) which culminated in successfully demonstrating the system on the U.S. Air Force Project Speckled Trout. Those tests, conducted on board the B707 Variant aircraft over both the North and South Pole, resulted in system approval from the International Maritime Satellite Organization (Inmarsat) on January 31, 1995. The multi-faceted test flight included evaluation of the operational capabilities of the system in both clear and secure configurations.

The Honeywell/Racal SATCOM was the first system to provide simultaneous, independent voice, fax or modem transmissions while airborne, anywhere in the world. One SATCOM channel is dedicated to the cockpit for uninterrupted communications with air traffic control and access to operational, maintenance and administrative services. The Honeywell/Racal SATCOM system meets hazardous environment qualifications and is compatible with all ARINC 741 SATCOM antennas.

Honeywell has selected the Tecom T-4000 High Gain Antenna System, manufactured by Tecom Industries of Chatsworth, Calif., for use in the Aria program. The Tecom T-4000 was used on the Speckled Trout tests.

Racal Avionics Limited of Great Britain is a member of the Racal Electronics Group of companies which has some 100 operating companies worldwide. Racal Avionics' equipment is in service in over 100 different civil and military aircraft types operating in more than 60 countries.

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HONEYWELL/PELORUS SATELLITE LANDING SYSTEM DEMONSTRATION FEATURED AT NBAA

LAS VEGAS, SEPT. 26 -- Honeywell hosted private demonstration flights of the Honeywell/Pelorus Satellite Landing System (SLS) from Signature at McCarran International Airport to Boulder City during the 48th Annual National Business Aircraft Association Meeting and Convention Sept. 26-28. The flights demonstrated coupled precision DGPS approaches to Boulder City airport, using Honeywell's Citation III aircraft.

The Honeywell/Pelorus SLS provides the industry's first total solution for precision approaches using global positioning technology that will be certified for use in the first quarter of 1996. To date, Honeywell has secured orders for ground stations in Australia, Canada and the United States.

In January 1995, Honeywell and Pelorus Navigation of Calgary, Canada, joined forces to develop and manufacture the Satellite Landing System. While traditional approach guidance equipment is costly to install, can only serve one runway end and requires constant maintenance, the Honeywell/Pelorus SLS is cost-effective, serves all runway ends within a 30-mile radius and is designed with self-monitors for maintenance surveillance.

The Global Positioning System (GPS), upon which SLS is based, became possible in 1993 when the Department of Defense completed deployment of the 24-satellite GPS constellation. The GPS system provides three-dimensional position information 24 hours a day, anywhere on earth. The satellites broadcast ranging codes to GPS receivers on earth, which measure the transit time of the signals and are able to determine the distance between a satellite and user within a range of 100 meters.

By placing GPS receivers in fixed, geographically surveyed locations, the error between the apparent, or pseudo range, and the true range may be computed as a "differential" correction. The differential corrections may be applied to other receivers in the local area to improve the accuracy and integrity of their position and navigation solution. This is the basis of a differential GPS (DGPS).

In 1993, Honeywell was the first to certify a "sole means" GPS non-precision approach when the ATR-72 aircraft was certified in Aspen, Colo. The data collected during the Aspen approach certification was used by the FAA and the Satellite Program Office to help establish certification processes for approaches.

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HONEYWELL/RACAL SATCOM TEAM ADVANCES CAPABILITY OF "AIRBORNE OFFICE"

LAS VEGAS, SEPT. 26 -- The Honeywell/Racal SATCOM team has successfully demonstrated the ability to transmit PC data over satellite links using the International Maritime Satellite Organization (Inmarsat) satellite system, adding true on-line capability to "Office in the Sky" communications. The new SATCOM feature, which will allow in-flight users to send data from a laptop computer to ground-based computer systems and communicate with commercial on-line services such as Prodigy, CompuServe and America Online, were demonstrated live at Honeywell's NBAA Booth.

"We are excited to feature this expanded SATCOM capability at this year's NBAA Convention," said Keith Aakre, vice president of marketing for Honeywell's Business and Commuter Aviation Systems. "The Honeywell/Racal system already provides telephone and fax capabilities, and with the addition of the PC-data linkup, passengers on board corporate aircraft will be able to carry out nearly all electronic functions of a modern business office."

The PC modem tests involved transferring files from one personal computer to another and sending electronic mail (E-mail) and bulletin board text via the new CN64 modem software over the multichannel satellite link to CompuServe on-line information service. Messages were routed via an Inmarsat satellite from Honeywell's Aircraft Earth Station in Phoenix, Arizona, to the British Telecom Ground Earth Station in Goonhilly, England, thus simulating a typical operational scenario. Results are being supplied to Inmarsat for further analysis.

Honeywell is presenting live demonstrations of its SATCOM system at NBAA booth 4136. The demonstration consists of satellite communications featuring the use of corded and cordless handsets, fax machine, PC modem using CompuServe and CN50 Broadcast data. Honeywell now includes the PC modem feature as part of its current production system and offers it as a retrofit upgrade to existing Honeywell/Racal SATCOM operators.

Together with their SATCOM partner, Racal Avionics Limited, Honeywell developed both the MCS-3000 (three channel) and MCS-6000 (six channel) systems that are currently flying in more than 500 airliners and corporate aircraft worldwide. The Honeywell-Racal SATCOM was the first system to provide simultaneous, independent voice, fax or modem transmissions while airborne, anywhere in the world. One SATCOM channel is dedicated to the cockpit for uninterrupted communications with air traffic control and access to operational, maintenance and administrative services.

The Honeywell/Racal SATCOM system meets hazardous environment qualifications and is compatible with all ARINC 741 SATCOM antennas. The Satellite Data Unit (SDU) and High Power Amplifier (HPA) also are available in 28 VDC versions.

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HONEYWELL SIGNS THREE-YEAR AGREEMENT AS STANDARD AVIONICS SUPPLIER TO HAWKER 800XP

LAS VEGAS, SEPT. 26 -- Honeywell has signed a three-year agreement with Raytheon Aircraft Company to supply the standard integrated avionics on the next-generation Hawker 800XP.

The Hawker 800XP will feature Honeywell's SPZ-8000, a fully integrated, complete digital avionics package designed for corporate aircraft. It features the state-of-the-art FMZ-2000 Flight Management System, 12-channel Global Navigation Satellite System Unit (GNSSU) and Primus 870 weather radar.

"We are very enthusiastic to be chosen as the standard avionics provider for the new Hawker 800XP," said Keith Aakre, vice president of marketing for Honeywell's Business and Commuter Aviation Systems. "The SPZ-8000 with the NZ-2000 FMS offers maximum capability, power and pilot workload-reducing features, together with the industry's most complete severe weather avoidance system. The standard avionics for the Hawker 800XP incorporates a full range of features to fit nearly every customer's needs."

The Hawker 800XP's five-tube EDZ-818 Electronic Flight Instrument System (EFIS) features a 5-by-6-inch EFIS application of primary indicated airspeed, Mach and vertical speed. Five fully interchangeable, full-color display units utilize dual vector generators for the utmost clarity and resolution, while providing such features as localizer preview mode and five V-speeds. The multi-function display provides checklists, a North-up plan mode, heading-up map mode and weather-only display of precipitation, turbulence, lightning intensity and concentration.

To meet the highest navigation standards, the Hawker 800XP will feature Honeywell's GNSSU 12-channel receiver, the industry's first to be built to ARINC 743 standards. The GNSSU incorporates Receiver Autonomous Integrity Monitoring (RAIM) functions essential for early certification of GPS-based approaches.

The Primus 870 turbulence-detecting weather radar features a high-power output and short pulse-width transmissions. With Honeywell's patented Rain Echo Attenuation Compensation Technique (REACT), the full-color P-870 radar combines traditional precipitation displays with Doppler detection of even small areas of turbulence.

Honeywell's Avionics Standard Communications Bus links the SPZ-8000 elements together to increase cockpit control, flexibility and display integration.

Honeywell options for the Hawker 800XP include the LASEREF III inertial reference system, Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System (TCAS II), VA-100 voice advisory MLS, and a Primus II Mode S diversity transponder.

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GULFSTREAM V CELEBRATES ROLLOUT WITH HONEYWELL ADVANCED AVIONICS

LAS VEGAS, SEPT. 26 -- The Gulfstream V rolled out on Sept. 22 featuring Honeywell's SPZ-8500 integrated avionics system. First flight of the next-generation business jet from Gulfstream Aircraft Incorporated is slated for November, with certification in the fourth quarter of 1996.

"We are excited to be the avionics provider to the Gulfstream V," said Keith Aakre, vice president of marketing for Honeywell's Business and Commuter Aviation Systems. "We incorporated the suggestions of Gulfstream IV operators when designing the G-V system. We believe it represents the next evolutionary step in avionics reliability and enhanced business aircraft capabilities, while maintaining the superior sophistication expected by Gulfstream IV operators."

The Gulfstream V will feature increased performance and reliability through dual IC-800 avionics computers and dual FMZ-2000 flight management systems.

The cockpit configuration includes six 8-by-8-inch CRT displays for Electronic Flight Instrument System (EFIS) and Engine Instrument/Crew Alerting System (EICAS) with system synoptic pages. Other features include dual fail-operational autopilot/flight directors, dual DA-800 data acquisition units with greatly increased I/O capability, triple micro air data computers and triple LASEREF III inertial reference systems.

System enhancements include an upgraded SG-884 symbol generator, FC-880 fault warning computer for increased processing speed, memory and I/O, and Avionics Standard Communications Bus (ASCB).

The Gulfstream V will also feature Honeywell's Global Navigation Satellite System Unit (GNSSU) as standard. The industry's first 12-channel receiver built to ARINC 743 standards, the GNSSU offers precise position and guidance information and enhanced approach capability using the Global Positioning System (GPS).

Other system features include dual AA-300 radio altimeters and the Primus 870 turbulence-detecting weather radar.

Featured options on the Gulfstream V include the Honeywell/GEC Marconi Head-Up Display (HUD 2020) and the MCS-3000/6000 Satellite Communications System (SATCOM).

Headquartered in Savannah, Ga., Gulfstream operates service and completion centers in Savannah and Brunswick, Ga., and Long Beach, Calif, and maintains production facilities in Oklahoma City and Mexicali, Mexico.

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BOMBARDIER'S GLOBAL EXPRESS PREPARES TO INSTALL HONEYWELL'S PRIMUS 2000 XP

LAS VEGAS, SEPT. 26 -- Honeywell engineers are in the detailed design phase of preparing the Primus 2000 XP integrated avionics system for the all-new Bombardier Global Express business jet aircraft.

Honeywell has completed the preliminary design review for the integrated Global Express avionics. Simulator delivery, testing and integration is expected to begin this fall. The Primus 2000 XP integrated avionics system for the Bombardier Global Express aircraft is based on digital integrated avionic computers that include a fail-operational automatic flight control system, an Electronic Flight Instrument System (EFIS), an automated Engine Instrument/Crew Alerting System (EICAS) with synoptics, a dual flight management system with "SmartPerf" and dual autothrottles.

The Bombardier Global Express cockpit features a six-tube EFIS/EICAS with 8-by-7-inch cathode ray tube displays and integrated avionics computers containing the electronics for display processing, fault warning, flight management and a fail-operational-automatic flight control system. Key system elements standard on the Bombardier Global Express aircraft are triplex micro air data computers and LASEREF III inertial reference systems, LASERTRAK, Primus II integrated navigation/communication/identification radios, Primus color weather radar, Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System (TCAS II); Central Maintenance System; and a 12-channel Global Positioning System receiver.

First flight of the Global Express aircraft is scheduled for September 1996, followed by a full flight test program and certification in the first half of 1998.

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HONEYWELL'S GPS LANDING/TRACKING SYSTEM BEGINS INSTALLATION AT MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL

LAS VEGAS, SEPT. 26 -- Honeywell's complete package for precision approaches and terminal area navigation using differential Global Positioning System (DGPS) technology begins installation next month at Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport.

The Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) of Minneapolis/St. Paul purchased the Honeywell/Pelorus Satellite Landing System (SLS-2000) and the Honeywell TracLink vehicle tracking system in June. Federal Aviation Administration certification, expected in the first quarter of 1996, will make the Honeywell/Pelorus SLS the world's first system ever certified.

"GPS initiatives represent the greatest leap forward in aviation since the introduction of the jet engine," said Jeffrey Hamiel, MAC executive director. "In Minneapolis, the Honeywell/Pelorus system will significantly reduce aircraft noise in neighborhoods surrounding the airports and help us track ground vehicles more effectively. It gives us the technology necessary to deal with noise issues, airspace management and a variety of capacity issues at about one-third the cost of competing technologies."

Since the introduction of the Honeywell/Pelorus Satellite Landing System (SLS) and Honeywell TracLink vehicle tracking system, Honeywell has completed sales to airports in Australia, Canada and the United States.

The Honeywell/Pelorus SLS provides the industry's first total solution for precision approaches using global positioning technology that will be certified for use in the first quarter of 1996. To date, Honeywell has secured orders for ground stations in Australia, Canada and the United States.

The Honeywell/Pelorus SLS-2000 is based on the Global Positioning System (GPS), which provides three-dimensional position information 24 hours a day, anywhere on earth. By using signals sent from GPS satellites, the SLS-2000 is able to compute extremely accurate navigation data. By placing GPS receivers at various fixed, geographically surveyed locations in the terminal area, the SLS compares GPS signals with the true (surveyed) position of the ground receivers. The GPS signal errors resulting from atmospheric and other effects are calculated, corrected and transmitted to the aircraft via DO-217 datalink. This technique is called differential GPS.

The SLS-2000 will serve all runway ends within a radius of 20 to 30 miles at all of MAC's metropolitan area airports. This will give precision approach capability to many of the runways where such approach procedures currently are not available, as well as offer enhanced safety during inclement weather conditions.

Pelorus Navigation Systems of Calgary, Canada, has a 14-year track record as a specialist in the design, manufacture, installation and maintenance of ground-based navigation systems. Pelorus has supplied its navigation systems to more than 150 airports worldwide.

Honeywell's TracLink will use the same GPS corrections as the SLS to determine exact positions of ground vehicles and aircraft at Minneapolis/St. Paul airport. TracLink is the only system of its kind to offer two-way communications between transceiver-equipped vehicles. TracLink trials are expected to begin following certification of the SLS-2000.

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HONEYWELL TRACKS NBAA SHUTTLE BUSES TO DEMONSTRATE TRACLINK CAPABILITY

LAS VEGAS, SEPT. 26 -- Honeywell monitored selected ground and air traffic coming and going from the National Business Aircraft Association Convention in Las Vegas Sept. 26-28 to demonstrate the capabilities of its TracLink vehicle tracking system.

Honeywell's TracLink vehicle tracking and two-way communication system, together with the Honeywell/Pelorus Satellite Landing System (SLS) and Honeywell airborne avionics, comprise the industry's first total solution to precision approaches and vehicle tracking using global positioning system (GPS) technology.

To demonstrate TracLink's ability to track and message between surface and airborne vehicles, seven shuttle buses and two Honeywell vehicles were fitted with radio frequency datalink transceivers with built-in GPS antennas, enabling convention-goers to watch their progress from monitors at Honeywell Booth 4136. TracLink also monitored the Honeywell Citation III aircraft as it made SLS precision approaches into Boulder City, approximately 35 miles away. An additional monitor was set up at the McCarran Signature briefing room.

To demonstrate TracLink, Honeywell installed radio frequency datalink transceivers, called "repeaters," on top of Red Mountain, the air traffic control tower at McCarran International Airport and the Las Vegas Convention Center.

TracLink can work in tandem with the SLS by using the same differential GPS corrections as approaching aircraft. These corrections are transmitted to RF datalink transceiver-equipped vehicles with built-in GPS equipment to determine the vehicle's precise position. This position is then broadcast to a central control location that is equipped with a reception antenna and computer that tracks vehicle movement on an electronic map. The frequency of position reporting is user-selectable and can be as frequent as once every three seconds. TracLink can also send and receive encrypted and open messages, text and graphic illustrations, and digitally records all movement.

The Honeywell/Pelorus SLS provides the industry's first total solution for precision approaches using global positioning technology that will be certified for use in the first quarter of 1996. To date, Honeywell has secured orders for ground stations in Australia, Canada and the United States.

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HONEYWELL TEAM SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETES SECOND PHASE OF DGPS INDUSTRY TRIALS

LAS VEGAS, SEPT. 26 -- A Honeywell team successfully demonstrated capture, approach and autoland capabilities using its differential global positioning system (DGPS) during the Boeing-led industry trials last month at NASA's Wallops Island, Va., facility.

The system also will be part of a month-long simulation by Boeing in January 1996.

The Honeywell system used a Honeywell DGPS ground station and an RTCA standard datalink (DO-217) airborne receiver, and was able to achieve accuracies in the range of one meter on a Boeing 757. Boeing is currently analyzing the data to determine the accuracy of the tests. The jet flew 225 Category IIIb approaches during the trials with 75 successful Cat IIIb approaches connected to the Honeywell system.

The goal of the Boeing trials was to validate use of DGPS for precision approaches and develop requirements for Category III DGPS certification. Honeywell and Canadian Marconi modified the existing software for their Global Navigation Satellite Sensor Unit (GNSSU) to accept differential corrections and generate an ILS lookalike signal to feed the 757 autopilot. In the trials, GNSSU hardware remained unchanged.

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HONEYWELL AND ALLIEDSIGNAL ANNOUNCE INTEGRATED GROUND-BASED GPWS AND COCKPIT DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY

LAS VEGAS, SEPT. 26 -- Honeywell and AlliedSignal today announced an integrated terrain-based Ground Proximity Warning and Cockpit Display system, the next step toward full prevention of Controlled Flight into Terrain (CFIT), the leading cause of aviation fatalities. Reduction in CFIT accidents may be achieved by providing flight crews with new and better tools to increase awareness of terrain hazards.

The system, called Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning System, includes proven safety features of existing GPWS while improving terrain awareness and avoidance capabilities by providing the pilot a virtual look-ahead display of potentially threatening terrain on Honeywell EFIS navigation or multifunction displays. The terrain display can be selected any time during flight by the crew and, depending upon the application, the display may be programmed to "pop up" when a caution situation is encountered.

When an aircraft approaches a threatening terrain, the terrain is displayed on the Honeywell EFIS as a bright yellow area and an audible caution is given. If flight towards the terrain continues, the threatening terrain changes to red and another audible warning is given.

The prototype system has been successfully flown by Gulfstream on the Gulfstream GIV. The system has been selected as standard for forward fit on two new business aircraft (Gulfstream GV and Bombardier Global Express) and will be a standard option on the Cessna Citation X. Retrofit applications will become available in mid-1996.

AlliedSignal and Honeywell have been working together on this project since early 1994.

AlliedSignal Aerospace is a unit of AlliedSignal Inc., which is an advanced technology and manufacturing company serving customers worldwide with aerospace and automotive products, chemicals, fibers, plastics and advanced materials.

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HONEYWELL INTRODUCES NEW FAMILY OF FLAT-PANEL CDUs AS FMS CONTROL OPTION

LAS VEGAS, SEPT. 26 -- Honeywell unveiled a new family of flat-panel control display units (CDUs) today as its newest control options for the FMZ-920 and FMZ-2000 flight management systems.

"We are pleased to present these new flat-panel CDU options to our business and regional aircraft customers," said Keith Aakre, vice president of Honeywell's Business and Commuter Aviation Systems.

The new CD-815, the next generation of the Honeywell FMS CDU, features a flat-panel liquid crystal display which significantly enhances the display's sunlight readability. The CD-815 is the same height and width as the current CD-810, but its depth is reduced to a compact 6.5 inches. The CD-815 features a full alphanumeric keyboard, four line-select keys and comes with a choice of a gray or black bezel. The CD-815 is a plug-and-play replacement for the CD-810 and is fully compatible with the NZ-920 and NZ-2000 navigation computers.

The CD-820 multi-function control display unit (MCDU) is the same physical size and incorporates the features and benefits of the CD-815 while adding the capability of multi-function operation. The CD-820 MCDU includes six line-select keys, full alphanumeric keyboard and enhances operational capability with control of ancillary systems such as ACARS, AFIS and SATCOM.

The CD-815 and CD-820 control all FMS and performance operations in the airplane, including Honeywell's SmartPerf, for smart (learned) performance. SmartPerf is a new feature which actually learns the performance characteristics of the aircraft and provides access to advanced performance calculations.

Other features include the RS-170 video interface for display of uplinked data from various networking systems, including weather, traffic routing, FANS, and messaging capability.

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HONEYWELL CERTIFIES FMZ-2000 UPGRADE, ENHANCES GPS PRECISION APPROACH CAPABILITY

LAS VEGAS, SEPT. 26 -- The Honeywell NZ-2000 navigation computer, with software version 4.1 and 12-channel Global Navigation Satellite System Unit (GNSSU) receiver, was issued a Federal Aviation Administration Supplemental Type Certificate on board the company's Citation VII. Flights took place in Appleton, Wisc., on July 29.

The NZ-2000, processor for the FMZ-2000 flight management system, gives operators enhanced capabilities, including Global Positioning System (GPS) and Instrument Landing System approaches in the data base, primary means GPS navigation, and Honeywell's "SmartPerf," which enables the NZ-2000 to actually learn the performance characteristics of the aircraft.

Information briefings on the features of the FMZ-2000 Version 4.1 will be held during NBAA at Las Vegas Convention Center Rooms N205 and N206. Briefings will be held Tuesday, Sept. 26, from 2-3 p.m.; Wednesday, Sept. 27, from 10-11 a.m. and 2-3 p.m.; and Thursday, Sept. 28, from 10-11 a.m. Seating is limited.

The FMZ-2000, with an initial data base memory size of 4.0 megabytes, is capable of storing all the waypoints contained in the worldwide database, including all approaches for all runways exceeding 4,000 feet in length, and still have room to grow.

With the addition of approach procedures, the FMZ-2000 system, with GPS data from the GNSSU, is now able to meet the requirements of all phases of the FAA's GPS Overlay Approach Program. The system is certified to T50 C129 Class C1, enabling lateral and vertical guidance for GPS-only non-precision approaches.

Phase one of the program allows a GPS-equipped aircraft to fly a predefined non-precision approach utilizing GPS signals as the primary navigational sources while the crew monitors the navigation aids that form the approach. Phase two allows the GPS-equipped aircraft to fly the same approach, but without the requirement that the crew actively monitor other navaids. Phase three of the program includes the use of specific GPS approaches to various airports. Specific GPS approaches for airports are being developed by the FAA.

The FMZ-2000 also has the processor and memory power to meet the needs of approaches using differential GPS technology (DGPS). This method will allow equipped aircraft to fly an ILS-type approach to minimums of a 200-foot ceiling and one-half-mile visibility.

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HONEYWELL ANNOUNCES NEW VL-2000 VHF DATA LINK RECEIVER

LAS VEGAS, SEPT. 26 -- Honeywell today introduced the VL-2000 VHF data link receiver.

The VL-2000 is an airborne VHF data link receiver which receives uplinked position correction information and approach coordinates from a differential Global Positioning System (DGPS) ground station. This correction information is transmitted to onboard differential global positioning receivers such as Honeywell's Global Navigation Satellite Sensor Unit (GNSSU) for use in local area differential GPS precision approaches and departures. The VL-2000 is packaged in a 1/4 ATR line-replaceable unit and meets the technical requirements of RTCA DO-217.

The Honeywell/Pelorus Satellite Landing System provides the industry's first total solution for precision approaches using global positioning technology that will be certified for use in the first quarter of 1996. This certification will mark the world's first DGPS certification. To date, Honeywell has secured orders for DGPS ground stations in Australia, Canada and the United States.

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HONEYWELL/GEC MARCONI HEAD-UP DISPLAY SYSTEM UNDERGOES FLIGHT TESTING FOR GULFSTREAM PROGRAM

PARIS, JUNE 12 -- Honeywell and Gulfstream will complete initial flight testing this summer of the most advanced Honeywell/GEC Marconi Head-Up Display (HUD 2020) for installation on the world-class Gulfstream IV-SP and Gulfstream V premier business jets.

Initial flight testing is being conducted in Phoenix aboard Honeywell's Citation III with Gulfstream participating. Beginning in December, the HUD 2020 system will be used on the Gulfstream IV to gain certification in all phases of flight, including Category II landing. It will be available for the Gulfstream IV-SP in 1996 with certification for the Gulfstream V slated for 1997.

"We are very pleased to debut the new Head-Up Display system aboard our aircraft," said Gulfstream President Bill Boisture. "Gulfstream has always taken the lead in providing our customers with the latest advances in pilot-friendly aircraft, while incorporating the highest level of quality, reliability and performance. The new HUD 2020 unit underscores that reputation and ensures that we remain the leader in the industry."

Manufactured by Honeywell's Business and Commuter Aviation Systems and GEC-Marconi Avionics, the HUD 2020 system provides Gulfstream operators the most advanced lightweight, compact lectro-optical overhead unit and synthetic hologram combiner assembly.

Honeywell's head-up display symbology is complementary to the existing head-down EFIS symbology on current Gulfstream aircraft and will be powered by a Reduced Instruction Set Computing (RISC) processor which is unmatched in application performance.

"The Head-Up Display significantly increases a pilot's situational awareness on final approach," stated John O'Meara, Gulfstream's chief test pilot. "When you're on approach, you look straight through the Head-Up Display's combiner glass to the world outside. The HUD 2020 symbology allows the pilot to maintain precise airspeed and glide path control resulting in more precise landings within the touchdown zone. The instantaneous acceleration cue and flight path vector provide real-time information as to airplane performance that is lacking in a head-down display. A pilot flying a HUD 2020 will sense a windshear situation far before the windshear computer warning."

The design of the Honeywell/GEC-Marconi Head-Up Display system allows seamless integration to incorporate HUD 2020 into the existing integrated controller, the DC-884 display controller.

The HUD 2020 system is designed to take advantage of the latest developments in Enhanced Vision or Synthetic Vision systems.

Honeywell is leading the design and integration of the HUD 2020 system, and GEC-Marconi Avionics is providing the optics and combiner unit. GEC-Marconi Avionics has delivered more HUDs to military and commercial users than all other Western HUD suppliers combined.

Headquartered in Savannah, Ga., Gulfstream is the premier manufacturer of large business jets with its Gulfstream IV-SP and the new Gulfstream V, which will begin deliveries in 1996. Gulfstream operates service and completion centers in Savannah and Brunswick, Ga., and Long Beach, Calif. Gulfstream also maintains production facilities in Oklahoma City, Okla., and Mexicali, Mexico.

Honeywell is a global controls company providing products, systems and services that increase comfort, environmental protection, energy conservation, productivity and safety in homes and buildings, industry, and aviation and space. The company employs 50,000 people in 95 countries on six continents and had 1994 sales of $6.1 billion.

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NEW EMBRAER EMB-145 REGIONAL JET NEARS ROLLOUT WITH HONEYWELL'S PRIMUS 1000 SYSTEM

PARIS, JUNE 12 -- Honeywell's Primus 1000 integrated avionics system will begin its first application in the regional jet aircraft market next month as Embraer prepares to roll out its all-new, 50-passenger EMB-145 regional jet.

"Honeywell is very excited to be working with Embraer on this totally integrated program," said Keith Aakre, vice president of marketing for Business and Commuter Aviation Systems. "The Primus 1000 system is a natural choice for the demands of the regional jet market"

Honeywell's Primus 1000 system is composed of rugged, proven sub-systems designed to support the rigors of regional airline operations. The revolutionary new IC-600 Integrated Avionics Computer (IAC) at the heart of the Primus 1000 combines functions including an advanced fail-passive autopilot, flight director and display/Engine Instrument and Crew Alerting System (EICAS) processor into one highly reliable lightweight package. Integrating these functions also enhances the Built-In-Test and fault isolation capabilities for improved maintenance.

The advanced autopilot integrated in the IAC features a three-axis, truly fail-passive architecture that is far superior to the torque-limited designs. This results in greater passenger comfort and enhanced safety in all flight conditions. The reversion capability designed into Honeywell's Primus 1000 allows a 5-tube Primus 1000 system to dispatch with only four tubes in operation.

The EMB-145 features five 8-by-7 inch displays with dual primary flight displays (PFDs), multi-function (MFD) and EICAS displays, plus dual user-friendly, color flat-panel radio management units (RMU). An important benefit of the RMU is that it is designed to provide back-up navigation display, engine instrument data and traffic alert and collision avoidance (TCAS) information. These displays integrate the functions of dozens of instruments to simplify cockpit scan -- reducing pilot workload and fatigue.

Honeywell's Primus II navigation/communication/identification radios are standard. The revolutionary Primus II is the industry's first fully integrated digital radio system which also introduces central tuning via a radio management unit.

The EMB-145 also features Honeywell's new digital AHZ-800 attitude heading and reference system which uses an Interferometric Fiber Optic Gyro (IFOG) sensor to measure angular rates of motion. The IFOG measures the phase shift produced between two beams of light traveling in opposite directions through an optical fiber. The result is greater accuracy and reliability with less volume, weight and power required than current AHRS or gimbaled gyros. And, with no "spinning iron," the AHZ-800 has no moving parts to wear out and requires no special handling.

The AZ-850 Micro Air Data Computer is yet another feature of the Embraer avionics package. This full-function, all digital unit is one-third the size of current air data computers. This unit provides exceptionally high performance and is dramatically more reliable than any other air data computer available today.

Honeywell's Primus 650 color weather radar is a fully attitude-stabilized radar that shows weather in four intensity levels (green, yellow, red and magenta) at ranges from 5 to 300 nm. Rain Echo Attenuation Compensation Technique (REACT), an exclusive Honeywell safety feature, maintains calibration by compensating for attenuation caused by intervening rainfall and alerts the crew to areas where storms may be hidden behind other storms.

Honeywell's TCAS II system, the first collision avoidance system ever certified aboard a regional aircraft, is also a part of the EMB-145 avionics suite. TCAS II tracks air traffic, analyzes closure rates and issues advisories on targets with high potential as close-encounter threats. TCAS II information is integrated with the Primus 1000 system so the resolution advisories are displayed on the PFD's vertical speed tape and the two-dimensional traffic advisory is displayed on the MFD. TCAS traffic advisories can be manually selected or programmed to "pop up" on display when an advisory is posted.

Standard options for the EMB-145 include Honeywell's Flight Management System and 12-channel Global Navigation Satellite System Unit (GNSSU).

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HONEYWELL'S NEW PRIMUS 1000 SYSTEM TO DEBUT ON NEW LEARJET 45 MOCKUP AT PARIS AIR SHOW

PARIS, JUNE 12 -- Honeywell's Primus 1000 integrated avionics system makes its debut aboard a mockup of the all-new Learjet 45 at the Paris Air Show this week. The full-scale cabin and cockpit is located at the Bombardier Aerospace static display adjacent the Bombardier chalet. The Learjet 45 also features the first application of Honeywell's engine instrument/crew alerting system (EICAS) capability for this class of aircraft.

Honeywell's Primus 1000 system offers Learjet 45 operators large 8-by-7-inch displays. Honeywell's four-tube electronic flight instrument system (EFIS) features dual primary flight displays (PFDs), plus multi-function (MFD) and EICAS displays.

The heart of the Primus 1000 is Honeywell's IC-600 integrated avionics computer (IAC), which combines the EFIS and EICAS processor, flight director and digital autopilot in a single LRU. This 1/2 ATR size unit features extensive Built-In-Test for added reliability.

The Learjet 45 features Honeywell's industry-leading sensor technology, including dual data acquisition units (DAU), dual attitude and heading reference systems, and dual solid-state micro air data computers (MADC) that are one-third the size and dramatically more reliable than current air data computers.

Honeywell's Primus II navigation/communication/identification radios are standard in a dual configuration. The revolutionary Primus II is the industry's first fully integrated radio system and introduced central tuning via a radio management unit.

The Learjet 45 will feature Honeywell's liquid-crystal flat-panel display for the radio management unit. In a dramatic industry first, the flat-panel display for the Primus II provides back-up navigation and engine displays.

Honeywell's Primus 650 weather radar features Rain Echo Attenuation Compensation Technique (REACT), an exclusive Honeywell safety feature, that will alert Learjet 45 operators to storms that may be hidden behind other storms. The radar information can be displayed on the MFD; it is also pilot-selectable on either PFD.

Honeywell options for the aircraft include a traffic alert and collision avoidance system (TCAS II), Primus 870 advanced weather radar with turbulence detection, and a microwave landing system.

The first flight of the Learjet 45 is expected to take place this fall, with certification to follow next year.

Honeywell is a global controls company providing products, systems and services that increase comfort, environmental protection, energy conservation, productivity and safety in homes and buildings, industry, and aviation and space. The company employs 50,000 people in 95 countries on six continents and had 1994 sales of $6.1 billion.

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HONEYWELL'S LASEREF III INERTIAL REFERENCE SYSTEM FEATURED ON NEW DASSAULT FALCON 50EX

PARIS, JUNE 12 -- Honeywell's LASEREF III has been chosen as the inertial reference system for the Dassault Falcon 50EX, which will replace the Falcon 50 in Dassault's product line. First flight of the Falcon 50EX is scheduled for the first quarter of 1996 and customer deliveries are expected to begin in early 1997.

"We are enthusiastic about being chosen to provide the inertial reference system aboard the new Falcon 50EX," said Keith Aakre, vice president of Business and Commuter Aviation Systems. "The LASEREF III provides the industry's most advanced IRS for this new generation of Falcon 50. We are proud to provide the inertial reference system for the entire line of Dassault Falcon Jet aircraft."

The LASEREF III sets a new industry standard in digital laser gyro-based Inertial Reference Systems. It is 60 percent smaller, 45 percent lighter and uses 50 percent less power than Honeywell's LASEREF II system, while maintaining the same outstanding level of performance.

The heart of the LASEREF III is Honeywell's advanced ring laser gyro. Technological advancements have produced a markedly smaller RLG that meets the same performance specifications as much larger gyros in use today.

Honeywell is a global controls company providing products, systems and services that increase comfort, environmental protection, energy conservation, productivity and safety in homes and buildings, industry, and aviation and space. The company employs 50,000 people in 95 countries on six continents and had 1994 sales of $6.1 billion.

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HONEYWELL AVIONICS CERTIFIED FOR JETSTREAM 41 CAT II OPERATION

PARIS, June 12 -- Honeywell's SPZ-4500 digital avionics system was certified March 1995 for category II operation on the Jetstream 41 aircraft. Category II certification allows qualified Jetstream 41 operators to use category II facilities during lower weather minimums. The category II capability is a standard factory option from Jetstream and is available as a field retrofit for the existing fleet. Jetstream Aircraft Limited has delivered almost 50 aircraft and currently holds orders for a total of 139 Jetstream 41s.

At the heart of Honeywell's avionics package on the Jetstream 41 is a completely integrated flight director/air data system with a fail-safe autopilot, which has a full complement of horizontal and vertical flight guidance modes.

The SPZ-4500 digital automatic flight control system includes the EDZ-805 four-tube electronic flight instrument system (EFIS); an optional multi-function display; the Primus 650 color weather radar system; the AH-600 attitude and heading reference system; the AZ-810 digital air data computer; and Honeywell's Primus II digital integrated radio system.

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HONEYWELL'S PRIMUS 2000 ENHANCEMENTS CERTIFIED FOR DORNIER 328

PARIS, June 12 -- Honeywell's Primus 2000 system onboard the Dornier 328-110 aircraft has received several European Joint Airworthiness Authority and Federal Aviation Administration certifications since November 1994 for enhanced features in the avionics suite.

"The initial certification, completed in 1993, for the Dornier 328-100 series aircraft covered the basic Primus 2000 avionics package," said Chris Talbott, program manager for Honeywell. "Since then, we've worked hard to certify the Dornier 328-110 avionics package and to certify the optional Honeywell equipment."

To date, the dual-lane, fail-passive autopilot integrated into the Primus 2000 integrated avionics computer was certified for Category II operations on April 21, 1995. Category II certification allows qualified Dornier 328 operators to use Category II facilities during lower weather minimums.

The category II capability is a standard factory option from Dornier and is available as a field retrofit for the existing fleet. Dornier has 30 aircraft and holds orders and options for more than 150 aircraft. In 1994, the Dornier 328 won 46 new firm orders representing a market share of about 40 percent.

Honeywell's Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System (TCAS II), a factory option, also was certified for the Dornier 328 -100 and Dornier 328-110 aircraft. TCAS II tracks air traffic, examines closure rates and issues advisories on targets with high potential as close-encounter threats. Honeywell's TCAS II is integrated into the Primus 2000 Electronic Flight Instrument System (EFIS) and can be displayed on the Primary Flight Display's vertical speed tape or in a two-dimensional format on the Multi-Function Display. TCAS II can be manually selected or programmed to "pop up" on the display when a traffic advisory is posted.

Honeywell's digital AHZ-800 Attitude Heading Reference System (AHRS) was certified for the Dornier 328-100 and Dornier 328-110 series. Honeywell's AHRS uses an Interferometric Fiber Optic Gyro (IFOG) sensor to measure angular rates of motion. The IFOG measures the phase shift produced between two beams of light traveling in opposite directions through an optical fiber. The result is greater accuracy and reliability with less volume, weight and power required than current AHRS or gimbaled gyros.

Other certified features for the Dornier 328-110 include provisions for a head-up guidance system; various Engine Instrument and Crew Alerting System (EICAS) symbology changes and Integrated Maintenance Test (IMT).

Honeywell's Primus 2000 for the Dornier 328 is based on a digital integrated avionics computer (IAC) that includes an automatic flight control system (AFCS), EFIS, EICAS and a flight management system (FMS).

The Dornier 328 cockpit includes a five-tube EFIS/EICAS with 8-by-7-inch displays and integrated avionics computer (IAC) that contain the electronics for display processing, fault warning, flight management and a dual-lane, fail-passive automatic flight control system.

Also standard are dual micro air data computers and AH-800 attitude/heading reference systems with fiber optic gyros, Primus II integrated nav/com/ident radios, and Primus 650 color weather radar. Honeywell optional equipment includes the LASEREF III inertial reference system, global positioning system, Primus 870 weather radar and TCAS II.

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HONEYWELL ANNOUNCES COMPLETE DGPS APPROACH AND TRACKING SYSTEM FOR AIRCRAFT, AIRPORTS

PARIS, June 12 -- Honeywell introduced today a total package solution for precision approaches and en route navigation using differential global positioning system (DGPS) technology. The unique package includes a Satellite Landing System that uses DGPS as well as a complement of avionics systems for virtually every commercial aircraft flying today.

Honeywell has developed two flight-critical DGPS Satellite Landing Systems, SLS-1000 and SLS-2000, plus a broad range of avionics equipment to augment differential landings. In addition, Honeywell also has added an airport ground vehicle tracking feature, TracLink, to the Satellite Landing System.

"This system solution features all of the key capabilities necessary to field the full utility of DGPS," said Mike Smith, vice president and general manager for Honeywell's Business and Commuter Aviation Systems. "The Honeywell solution includes a ground based Satellite Landing System that transmits precise DGPS corrections as well as the airborne avionics and airport vehicle electronics that allow for full use of this precise navigation capability."

"In addition, our TracLink aircraft and vehicle tracking system allows fleet operators and ground traffic control a new dimension in precision locating and tracking."

Since the introduction of the Satellite Landing System, seven systems have been sold to airports in Canada, Australia and the United States. The Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport in Minneapolis, Minn., selection of the Honeywell/Pelorus SLS-2000 and TracLink marks the first U.S. purchase of the complete package. Installation and certification of the Minneapolis/St. Paul system will begin in July 1995. System certification is expected in January 1996.

The Satellite Landing System features Honeywell's exclusive fail-safe, SLS-1000, or fail-operational, SLS-2000, technology making the systems extremely safe, reliable and highly accurate.

By using signals sent from GPS satellites the SLS is able to compute highly accurate navigation data. By placing GPS receivers at various fixed, geographically surveyed locations in the terminal area, the SLS compares GPS signals with the true (surveyed) position of the ground receivers. This determines the errors resulting from atmospheric and other effects. This technique is called differential GPS (DGPS).

The appropriate error corrections plus approach plates are transmitted via a VHF data link (DO-217) to approaching aircraft. The aircraft's onboard GPS equipment uses this data to produce navigation information that is accurate to within 1.5 meters horizontally and 2.0 meters vertically and to fly the specified approach.

The SLS can serve all runway ends within a radius of 20 to 30 nautical miles. The SLS also will be able to provide an added level of approach capability because it is designed to be Category II-capable with growth to Category III.

The SLS systems are jointly produced by Honeywell and Pelorus Navigation Systems of Calgary, Canada.

Honeywell has developed a complement of avionics that are designed to augment differential landings. The correction data and approach information sent from the SLS to approaching aircraft will be received by Honeywell's 12-channel Global Navigation Satellite Sensor Unit (GNSSU). The GNSSU calculates position information that may be used by a flight management system (FMS) or by Honeywell's newly developed Satellite Landing System Controller. Either the FMS or SLS Controller will direct the flight control system during approaches.

Honeywell's complement of FMS for commercial aircraft are being designed for retrofit solutions. The SLS Controller is another option if an FMS is not required by the customer.

TracLink, the vehicle tracking system, works in tandem with SLS by using the same DGPS corrections as approaching aircraft. These corrections are transmitted to transceiver-equipped vehicles. This data is used by onboard GPS equipment to determine the vehicle's precise position. This position is then broadcast to a central control location. The central control location is equipped with a computer that tracks vehicle movement on an electronic airport map.

The frequency of position reporting is user selectable, and can be as frequent as once every second. TracLink also can send and receive encrypted and open messages, text and graphic illustrations and also digitally records all movement.

Honeywell GPS History

Honeywell experience in GPS technologies dates to the early 1980s when Honeywell invented Receiver Autonomous Integrity Monitoring or RAIM. Today the RAIM concept, which allows for the detection and exclusion of faulty satellite data from the navigation solution without pilot interaction, has become the industry standard.

In November of 1990, a Honeywell-equipped NASA Boeing 737 performed the first differential GPS (DGPS) autoland, proving to the world that DGPS autolands were possible.

In 1993, Honeywell was the first to certify a "sole means" GPS approach when an ATR-72 aircraft was certified at Aspen, Colo. The data collected during the Aspen approach certification was used by the FAA and the Satellite Program Office to help establish certification processes for approaches benefiting other air carriers as well as general aviation.

Over the last 18 months, the FAA has been using a Honeywell aircraft in several demonstrations showing how DGPS, when coupled with an aircraft's flight management and flight guidance systems, can fly instrument approaches to virtually any airport runway in the world. The demonstration flights have taken place at Washington National, Chicago Midway and Ontario, Calif. (Los Angeles basin area). In addition, Honeywell has demonstrated precision approaches in Asia-Pacific, Europe and North American regions.

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NEW CITATION BRAVO COMPLETES FIRST FLIGHT WITH UPGRADED HONEYWELL PRIMUS 1000 SYSTEM

PARIS, JUNE 12 -- Cessna Aircraft Company has upgraded the Primus 1000 cockpit complement of the Citation Bravo from a two-tube to a three-tube electronic flight instrument system (EFIS). The three-tube system took off with the new Bravo in April in Wichita, Kansas. The Bravo offers more speed, longer range, lower operating costs and new trailing link landing gear, in addition to Honeywell's advanced integrated avionics system.

"Honeywell is extremely pleased that Cessna has upgraded the Bravo's cockpit with the three-tube configuration of the Primus 1000 because it offers operators enhanced flight information and reduces cockpit clutter," said Keith Aakre, vice president of marketing for Business and Commuter Aviation Systems. "The leading edge technology and reliability of the Primus 1000 make it an excellent choice for this next-generation aircraft, and furthers Honeywell's position as the avionics supplier of choice among aircraft operators."

Honeywell's Primus 1000 system onboard the Citation Bravo includes two large 8-by-7-inch primary flight displays (PFDs), which include all air data information, and a multi-function display (MFD).

At the heart of the Primus 1000 is Honeywell's IC-600 integrated avionics computer (IAC). This digital 4 MCU unit combines the EFIS, flight director and autopilot into a single LRU and provides extensive Built-In-Test.

The Citation Bravo avionics system has dual Honeywell solid-state micro air data computers (MADCs), featuring Honeywell's industry-leading sensor technology. The MADCs are one-third the size and dramatically more reliable than current air data computers. Honeywell's MADCs are designed to complement reduced vertical separation minimum performance standards.

The enhanced cockpit also features Honeywell's Primus 650 weather radar with Rain Echo Attenuation Compensation Technique (REACT), an exclusive Honeywell safety feature, that will alert Bravo operators to storms that may be hidden behind other storms. The radar information is displayed on the MFD and is also pilot-selectable for display on either PFD.

In addition, the Honeywell Primus II navigation/communication/identification radio management system is offered as an option.

The Citation Bravo replaces the Citation II, the world's largest selling business jet, in Cessna's lineup of jet aircraft. The Bravo's Primus 1000 integrated avionics system is the most comprehensive and advanced avionics package ever offered as standard on this class of business jet.

Honeywell is a global controls company providing products, systems and services that increase comfort, environmental protection, energy conservation, productivity and safety in homes and buildings, industry, and aviation and space. The company employs 50,000 people in 95 countries on six continents and had 1994 sales of $6.1 billion.

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HONEYWELL'S SPZ-6000 SYSTEM NEARS CERTIFICATION FOR ATR 42-500 AIRCRAFT

PARIS, June 12 -- Honeywell's SPZ-6000 integrated, digital avionics system for the ATR 42-500 aircraft is expected to received certification from the Direction Generale de l'Aviation Civile and Federal Aviation Administration in June. The certification involves enhancements to the digital autopilot and digital air data computers (AZ-810) to support improved aircraft operating efficiencies such as hot and high takeoff conditions, extended range and increased maximum takeoff weight and speed.

Honeywell's SPZ-6000 system features an integrated fail-safe autopilot and flight director system with Category II approach capability. The compact FZ-600 digital flight computer performs all autopilot and flight director calculations in a single unit. Also included in the ATR 42-500 flight deck are dual digital air data computers (AZ-810) and an attitude and heading reference system (AHRS). The SPZ-6000 system is digitally linked together with Honeywell's Avionics Standard Communications Bus (ASCB).

Honeywell's SPZ-6000 system, as the standard factory selection, offers ATR 42-500 operators four 5-by-6-inch displays. These displays feature dual navigation displays (ND) and primary flight displays (PFD). These fully interchangeable displays digitally integrate various aircraft systems to enhance the aircraft avionics suite.

For weather detection, ATR 42-500 operators use Honeywell's Primus 800 color weather radar. The Primus 800 is a fully attitude-stabilized radar that shows weather in three intensity levels (green, yellow and red) at ranges from 5 to 300 nm. Rain Echo Attenuation Compensation Technique (REACT), an exclusive Honeywell safety feature, maintains target calibration by compensating for attenuation caused by intervening rainfall and alerts the crew to areas where storms may be hidden behind other storms. Weather detection is integrated on the ND with navigation information.

Honeywell is a global controls company providing products, systems and services that increase comfort, environmental protection, energy conservation, productivity and safety in homes and buildings, industry, and aviation and space. The company employs 50,000 people in 95 countries on six continents, and had 1994 sales of $6.1 billion.

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HONEYWELL BUSINESS AND COMMUTER AVIATION SYSTEMS FACT SHEET

Business and Commuter Aviation Systems

MANAGEMENT

Mike Smith - Vice President and General Manager
Keith Aakre - Vice President, Marketing
Denis Kelleher - Controller
Roger Custer - Director, Operations and Program Management
Tom Fikes - Director, Procurement
Ryan Stenzel - Director, Human Resources
Bob Teter - Director, RF Engineering
Dave Tunheim - Director, Flight Operations

MARKETING ORGANIZATION

Bill Shelton - Director, Regional Aircraft Marketing
Lance Fera - Director, Business Aircraft Marketing
Bill Pollak - Director, Geographic Initiatives
Jay Mesiti - Director, Growth Segment Marketing
John Cummings - Manager, Alliances and System/Product Integrated Strategic Plans
Steve Johnson - Manager, Market Planning & Support
Roger Netherton - Manager, Customer Service & Business Requirements' Planning

PRODUCTS

Air data computers, attitude/heading reference systems, automatic flight controls, electronic flight instrument systems (EFIS), flight management systems (FMS), flight sensors, flight stabilization systems, global positioning systems (GPS), horizontal situation indicators, inertial reference systems (IRS), inertial navigation systems (INS), integrated radio systems (including DME, MLS, VHF nav, VHF comm, ADF and Mode S transponder), lightning sensor systems, ring laser gyros and components, Satellite Communications (SATCOM), Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance Systems (TCAS), weather radar windshear detection systems, surface vehicle tracking and differential ground station.

CUSTOMERS

Business and Regional airframe manufacturers, completion centers, avionics dealers, flight operations, Regional airlines, pilots, airport managers.

SALES AND SUPPORT OFFICES

The Business and Commuter Aviation Systems is represented worldwide by 18 sales offices and 10 service centers in nine countries.

FACILITIES

Honeywell
Business and Commuter Aviation Systems
5353 W. Bell Road
Glendale, AZ 85308
(602) 436-8000

Marketing; engineering; manufacturing; human resources; communications; finance; customer support.

Size: 400,000 square feet
Employees: 1,200

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