Textron Aviation Inc., Textron AirLand, Textron Systems, Bell
Helicopter , TRU Simulation + Training and Textron Airborne
Solutions, all businesses of Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT), have
announced their plans for the Farnborough International Airshow
(FIAS)—one of the leading aerospace events in the world—which will
be held July 11-15 at the Hampshire Airport.
“The Farnborough Airshow is a great venue to showcase our
numerous commercial, defense, special mission and training
solutions across our broad range of business platforms,” said Scott
Donnelly, Textron’s Chairman and CEO. “For the first time ever, six
of our businesses will be represented at an international show. Our
full lineup will feature advanced rotorcraft, tactical turboprop
and jet aircraft, precision weapons and unmanned aircraft; we look
forward to meeting with customers and attendees from around the
world who will experience our new and advanced products.”
Textron Aviation
Textron Aviation and Beechcraft Defense Company will highlight
their special mission and defense capabilities at the Farnborough
International Airshow this year, including a static display of the
Fusion-equipped Beechcraft King Air 350ER, Cessna Grand Caravan EX
and the Beechcraft T-6C. Textron Aviation will also be displaying a
similar lineup at the Royal International Air Tattoo ahead of
FIAS.
Making its Farnborough International Airshow debut is the
Beechcraft King Air 350ER featuring the Pro Line Fusion avionics
system, which recently received certification from both the Federal
Aviation Administration (FAA) and the European Aviation Safety
Agency (EASA). Pro Line Fusion for the King Air brings one of the
most trusted avionics architectures to the first full touchscreen
flight display.
Alongside the King Air 350ER, Textron Aviation will display the
Cessna Grand Caravan EX featuring the newly designed light-weight
production seats and a stowable utility seat. Both the King Air
350ER and Grand Caravan EX on display will highlight a variety of
special mission applications, including a surveillance console,
medical stretcher and a variety of seating configurations.
Beechcraft Defense offers the most advanced military flight
trainer, the Beechcraft T-6 Texan II. The T-6C aircraft on display
features the state-of-the-art, all-digital, open-architecture glass
cockpit offering the visibility necessary for completing complex
missions. Beechcraft has delivered more than 900 T-6 trainers,
which have amassed more than 2.9 million flight hours. Most
recently, the company announced its plans to provide 10 Beechcraft
T-6C Texan II military training aircraft to the U.K. Ministry of
Defence’s Military Flying Training System to train the next
generation of military pilots.
Textron AirLand
Designed and built with leading-edge technologies, Textron
Airland’s Scorpion jet will be on display. Its appearance at the
Farnborough International Airshow marks the aircraft’s fifth
trans-Atlantic crossing. In two years of flight operations, the
Scorpion has deployed to 10 countries, participated in military
training exercises and operations, flown numerous U.S. and
international military pilots and amassed more than 650 flight
hours. The Scorpion provides unparalleled acquisition and operating
costs with a dispatch reliability rating exceeding 98 percent.
The Scorpion is very versatile in terms of mission flexibility
with its center payload bay, six hard points, high dash speeds, and
extended endurance and loiter time at cruise speeds. The Scorpion
is built to excel in many roles, including intelligence,
surveillance and reconnaissance, close air support, armed
reconnaissance, maritime and border patrol and jet training
missions. The first production aircraft is expected to make its
first flight this summer.
Textron Systems
Textron Systems will exhibit its proven unmanned aircraft
systems (UAS), geospatial solutions software, and smart and
precision weapon systems designed to serve the needs of militaries,
security forces and other customers around the globe.
In the area of UAS, it will display its Shadow® M2, the
next-generation variant of the proven Shadow 200 Tactical Unmanned
Aircraft System (TUAS). Building upon a family of UAS with nearly
one million flight hours, the Shadow M2 adds new features for even
greater mission capability and performance. The aircraft
accommodates higher-altitude flight and offers flexible payload
configurations, allowing it to serve in similar mission capacities
to much larger, more expensive systems.
Also on display will be the
expeditionary Aerosonde™ Small Unmanned Aircraft System
(SUAS), which offers proven multi-mission performance in both
military and commercial land-and-sea based applications. The
Aerosonde is also equipped for real-time, full-motion video and
communications relay within a single flight, and offers dedicated
space and power to integrate additional capabilities based on
customer requirements.
Textron Systems will demonstrate its software RemoteView™, which
is the industry leader for image viewing, annotation and
exploitation of geospatial data.
From its Weapon & Sensor Systems division, Textron Systems
will exhibit its advanced G-CLAW™ and Fury® precision guided
munitions. These products can be integrated onto a variety of
platforms including Textron Systems’ Shadow® M2 TUAS, Cessna®’s
Special Missions Caravan® and Textron AirLand’s Scorpion jet. In
addition, Textron Systems’ Unattended Ground Sensor MicroObserver™,
will be showcased for its ease of use and covertness in the
field.
Bell Helicopter
Bell Helicopter invites attendees to the Textron chalet. This
year, Bell Helicopter will showcase the Bell 407GXP, a highly
versatile, state-of-the-art helicopter with more than 1,200 already
delivered world-wide. With a cabin configurable for an array of
missions and equipment, the 407GXP delivers reliability, speed,
performance and maneuverability.
In addition to the 407GXP, Bell Helicopter will display the Bell
429. Delivering exceptional speed, range, hover performance and a
sizeable passenger cabin, the Bell 429 also offers operators a
state-of-the-art single pilot Instrument Flight Rules (IFR)
helicopter with top user-rated in-service support.
Attendees will have the opportunity to speak with subject matter
experts about these helicopters while also viewing mockups of the
Bell 505 Jet Ranger X, Bell 525 Relentless and Bell V-280 Valor
tiltrotor on static display.
In addition, the Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey is scheduled to perform
daily flight demonstrations. The Osprey routinely performs a
variety of global missions as the most in-demand aircraft with the
United States Marine Corps. The flexibility of tiltrotor is
repeatedly demonstrated in crisis response and humanitarian relief
campaigns, and the V-22 continues to transform rotorcraft
operations everywhere.
Show attendees will also have the opportunity to learn more
about the company’s integrated global support and service
offerings, including Bell Helicopter’s Customer Advantage Plans
which provides customers with total aircraft coverage through the
entire lifecycle of the aircraft.
TRU Simulation + Training
TRU Simulation + Training will highlight its training centers
and air transport training capabilities at Farnborough.
Selected to provide Boeing 737 MAX and 777X full flight
simulator training suites, TRU Simulation + Training provides
best-in-class training solutions for commercial aviation.
Delivering high fidelity and innovative training products along
with superior technical support and customer service, TRU offers a
total training solution customized to specific customer
requirements.
As recently announced, TRU Simulation + Training and Bell
Helicopter will open the first Bell Helicopter training center in
Valencia, Spain later in 2016, with the Bell 429 as the initial
training platform. The training will be conducted via a full flight
simulator (FFS) which will be designed and produced by TRU
Simulation + Training.
Textron Airborne Solutions
Textron is proud to introduce a new Business Unit, Textron
Airborne Solutions, this year at the Farnborough Airshow. This
business consists of Airborne Tactical Advantage Company, the
industry-leading provider of tactical flight training and adversary
services which was recently acquired by Textron. Professional
former U.S. fighter pilots provide various types of “adversary air”
to the U.S. Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps using their fleet of
27 fighter and tactical aircraft, thereby allowing the U.S.
Department of Defense to save precious flight hours on its front
line fighter aircraft.
About Textron Aviation
Textron Aviation Inc. is the leading general aviation authority
and home to the Beechcraft, Cessna and Hawker brands, which account
for more than half of all general aviation aircraft flying. The
Textron Aviation companies include Cessna Aircraft Company and
Beechcraft Corporation, bringing together decades of unmatched
experience in designing, building and supporting airplanes. It
provides the most versatile and comprehensive general aviation
product portfolio in the world through five principal lines of
business: business jets, general aviation and special mission
turboprop aircraft, high performance piston aircraft, military
trainer and defense aircraft, and a complete global customer
service organization. Its broad range of products include such
best-selling aircraft as Citation and Hawker business jets, King
Air and Caravan turboprops and T-6 military trainer aircraft, all
of which are backed by the industry’s most capable service network.
For more information, visit www.TxtAv.com.
About Textron AirLand
Textron AirLand has developed, in the Scorpion, a highly
affordable and exportable twin-engine ISR/Strike/Trainer jet for
the tactical military aviation market. A versatile jet platform
based on commercial best practices and proven high technologies,
Scorpion is designed as a multi-mission aircraft for diverse
battlefield, security and training missions. More information about
our initial aircraft is available at www.ScorpionJet.com.
About Textron Systems
Textron Systems’ businesses develop and integrate products,
services and support for aerospace and defense customers, as well
as civil and commercial customers including those in law
enforcement, security, border patrol and critical infrastructure
protection around the globe. Harnessing agility and a broad base of
expertise, Textron Systems’ innovative businesses design,
manufacture, field and support comprehensive solutions that expand
customer capabilities and deliver value. Textron Systems consists
of its Advanced Information Solutions, Electronic Systems,
Geospatial Solutions, Lycoming Engines, Marine & Land Systems,
Support Solutions, TRU Simulation + Training, Unmanned Systems and
Weapon & Sensor Systems businesses. More information is
available at www.textronsystems.com.
About Bell Helicopter
Bell Helicopter, a wholly owned subsidiary of Textron Inc., is
an industry-leading producer of commercial and military, manned and
unmanned vertical-lift aircraft and the pioneer of the
revolutionary tiltrotor aircraft. Globally recognized for
world-class customer service, innovation and superior quality,
Bell's global workforce serves customers flying Bell aircraft in
more than 120 countries. More information is available at
www.bellhelicopter.com.
About TRU Simulation +
Training
TRU Simulation + Training Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT)
company, delivers innovative solutions to the civil and military
markets while providing superior technical support and customer
service. Headquartered in Goose Creek, S.C., the company is known
for its Air Transport Simulation, Business & Military
Simulation, Mission & Maintenance Training, and Training
Centers & Services. More information is available
at www.TRUsimulation.com.
About Textron Airborne
Solutions
ATAC provides tactical flight training and adversary aggressor
services for U.S. Navy, Marine, Air Force, Army and Air National
Guard pilots. ATAC, part of a new business unit called Textron
Advanced Aviation Training, is focused on military training
opportunities. More information is available at www.atac.com.
About Textron Inc.
Textron Inc. is a multi-industry company that leverages its
global network of aircraft, defense, industrial and finance
businesses to provide customers with innovative solutions and
services. Textron is known around the world for its
powerful brands such as Bell Helicopter, Cessna, Beechcraft,
Hawker, Jacobsen, Kautex, Lycoming, E-Z-GO, Greenlee, Textron
Systems, Bad Boy Off Road and TRU Simulation + Training. For more
information visit: www.textron.com.
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