Posted by John McHale
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa 17 March 2010. The Rockwell Collins Pro Line 21 avionics, MultiScan Hazard Detection System, and Venue High Definition (HD) Cabin Management System (CMS)received certification on the Cessna Citation CJ4 aircraft. The certification occurred under a type certificate (TC) achieved by Cessna.
The Integrated Flight Information System (IFIS) enables access to essential information at a moment's notice, including electronic charts, graphical weather and enhanced map overlays. The aircraft's flight management system combines workload-reducing automation with true multi-sensor navigation capability to provide seamless takeoff-to-touchdown flight guidance including available full-profile vertical navigation. The Pro Line 21 communication, navigation and surveillance (CNS) system provides operators with highly reliable digital capabilities for future airspace operation.
"Cessna's successful certification of the CJ4 caps off years of ingenuity and development that have culminated in the debut of Rockwell Collins RTA-4100 MultiScan Hazard Detection System for business aircraft," says Greg Irmen, vice president and general manager, Business and Regional Systems for Rockwell Collins. "We're proud of the standard this next generation business jet sets for both intelligent avionics solutions and passenger comfort."
"With this certification, Cessna's CJ4s join the more than 4,000 Pro Line 21 equipped aircraft in the sky today," says Irmen. "As a member of our Pro Line family, these aircraft will benefit from some of our most advanced avionics solutions."
The CJ4 certification marks the first installation of Rockwell Collins RTA-4100 MultiScan Hazard Detection system on a business jet.
"Bringing MultiScan to business jet operators is yet another way we can further enhance safety," Irmen says. "The system provides additional situational awareness by analyzing and determining actual weather hazards, not simply atmospheric moisture content, to provide flight crews more accurate weather returns."
The system is an automatic, hands-free airborne radar system that reduces pilot workload and enhances safety and passenger comfort by minimizing unexpected turbulence encounters, and provides optimal clutter-free weather displays, Rockwell Collins officials say.
Venue, Rockwell Collins' integrated cabin management and entertainment suite, comes standard on the CJ4. The configuration includes a home theater quality media center device, with high-definition digital audio/visual distributor which is built into the forward equipment cabinet. It also features a programmable master switch featuring an OLED screen and integrated real-time flight status information.
