Northrop Grumman's Navigation System to be Offered on Beechcraft King Air Special Mission Aircraft
June 01 2016 - 12:00PM
Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE:NOC) flight-critical inertial
instruments will soon be offered on Beechcraft King Air turboprops.
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Northrop Grumman's LCR-100N hybrid navigation unit has been
chosen by Beechcraft, a subsidiary of Textron Aviation Inc., a
Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, as an inertial product option on
the popular King Air turboprop platform. The LCR-100N provides
critical navigation data to the autopilot, extended navigation
capability in extreme latitudes, coasting capability and other key
features that help the aircraft achieve required availability and
precision. The LCR-100N will be certified and applied first to the
Special Mission aircraft within the King Air series.
Developed by Northrop Grumman's Germany-based navigation systems
subsidiary, Northrop Grumman LITEF, the LCR-100N is part of the
LCR-100 product family and consists of high-performance,
fibre-optic gyroscope-based inertial measurement units and advanced
microelectromechanical system triad accelerometers.
The unit features gyro-compassing and hybrid navigation,
including ARINC outputs, which are essential for Required
Navigation Performance flight operations. The LCR-100N, in
combination with the flight management system, supports operations
in extreme northern and southern latitudes and allows for coasting
through satellite outages.
"We are pleased to provide our reliable inertial navigation
solution for this leading platform in the twin turboprop segment
and to expand our relationship with Textron Aviation," said
Eckehardt Keip, managing director, Northrop Grumman LITEF. "The
selection of our LCR-100N for this important program reflects our
pledge to bring high-performing technology to the general aviation
market."
The LCR-100 and LCR 100N products have already been successfully
introduced on Textron Aviation's Cessna Citation X+, Sovereign+ and
Latitude platforms, with the Citation Longitude to follow. These
products are also fitted to numerous rotorcraft and fixed-wing
platforms by other leading airframe original equipment
manufacturers.
Northrop Grumman is a leading global security company providing
innovative systems, products and solutions in autonomous systems,
cyber, C4ISR, strike, and logistics and modernization to government
and commercial customers worldwide. Please visit
www.northropgrumman.com for more information.
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