Northrop Grumman Provides Gyro-Compass Navigation System for
Embraer Legacy Executive Jet
FREIBURG, Germany, Dec. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop
Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC), in cooperation with prime
contractor Rockwell Collins Inc., provided the attitude and heading
reference system (AHRS) that recently supported the first flight of
the new Embraer Legacy 500 executive jet.
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Northrop Grumman supplied the fibre-optic, gyro-compassing
LCR-100 AHRS for integration with the Rockwell Collins Pro Line
Fusion® avionics system on the fly-by-wire Legacy 500
and Legacy 450 aircraft. Certification of the Legacy 500 is planned
for early 2014 and will be followed by certification of the Legacy
450.
Developed by Northrop Grumman LITEF, which is Northrop Grumman's
navigation systems subsidiary in Freiburg, Germany, the LCR-100 AHRS provides navigation
information regarding the aircraft's position, heading and
attitude. The north-finding gyro-compass feature eliminates the
need for a magnetic sensing unit, similar to an inertial reference
system. Additionally, the system's precise inertial measurement
unit enables extended coasting performance for the aircraft to
continue providing accurate navigation information in the event of
GPS signal loss.
"The gyro-compassing LCR-100 performed flawlessly during the
successful first flight of the Embraer Legacy 500, demonstrating
its high-performance capabilities and greater efficiency," said
Eckehardt Keip, managing director for Northrop Grumman LITEF. "Our
system supports the precise navigation needed for required
navigation performance airspace, and provides a totally independent
source of critical flight information in case of GPS loss."
Northrop Grumman LITEF is a leading supplier of inertial
sensors, inertial reference, and inertial navigation systems and
computers with products deployed in more than 30 countries in
aircraft, marine vessels and ground mobile applications. The
company has more than 15,000 fibre-optic gyro systems serving in
aircraft worldwide.
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