Commercial, Embedded Avionics
Rockwell Collins Navigation Systems Debut on A350 XWB
By Woodrow Bellamy III | December 26, 2014
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[Avionics Today 12-26-2014] The delivery of the first Airbus A350 XWB will mark the commercial debut of several next-generation Rockwell Collins avionics systems when Qatar Airways begins operating the new passenger jet next month.
Qatar Airways’ first A350 XWB. Photo: Airbus.
Rockwell Collins provided the avionics data network on the A350, as well as several other components, including; the information management onboard solution, voice and data communications system, Multi-Mode Receiver (MMR) and the Digital Low Range Altimeter (DLRA). The A350 is the first commercial aircraft to feature a DLRA, which provides precise height measurements above terrain during aircraft approach, landing and climb-out phases of flight, according to Rockwell Collins.
