Northrop Grumman's Navigation System to be Offered on Beechcraft King Air Special Mission Aircraft
June 01 2016 - 12:00PM
FREIBURG, Germany, June 1, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE)
-- 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.
CONTACT: Joyce Chang
818-715-2442 (office)
818-746-6586 (mobile)
joyce.chang@ngc.com
Ken Beedle (London)
+44 (0) 207 747 1910 (office)
+44 (0) 7787 174092 (mobile)
ken.beedle@euro.ngc.com
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Source: Northrop Grumman Corp. via Globenewswire
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