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    ACSS T3CAS Traffic Management Computer certified by Airbus for A320 family

    Dec. 9, 2010
    PHOENIX, 9 Dec. 2010. The T3CAS Traffic Management Computer from ACSS, an L-3 Communications & Thales Company, is certified for the Airbus A320 Family of jets. T3CAS is a set of safety, surveillance, and efficiency functions integrated into a single line-replaceable unit, offering operator savings in weight, power, size, maintenance, and cost of ownership.
    Posted by John McHalePHOENIX, 9 Dec. 2010. The T3CAS Traffic Management Computer from ACSS, an L-3 Communications & Thales Company, is certified for the Airbus A320 Family of jets. T3CAS is a set of safety, surveillance, and efficiency functions integrated into a single line-replaceable unit, offering operator savings in weight, power, size, maintenance, and cost of ownership.The T3CAS unit includes a traffic alert & collision avoidance system (TCAS), Mode S transponder, terrain awareness warning system (TAWS) and Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) capability.The TAWS function built into T3CAS is a performance-based terrain warning capability with Avoid Terrain and Obstacle features. The TCAS includes the latest Change 7.1 software, and the DO-260A Class A3 transponder provides ADS-B surveillance range in excess of 120 nautical miles. The system's ADS-B Out (transmitting) and ADS-B In (receiving) capabilities are the basis for the NextGen and SESAR air traffic redesign projects occurring throughout the aviation industry."T3CAS combines the surveillance capability of our TCAS and TAWS products with ACSS's ground-breaking ADS-B and transponder products into a single unit, setting a new standard for aircraft safety and efficiency," says Kris Ganase, president of ACSS."We are very proud of this new milestone, which represents the result of several years of teamwork with ACSS. Using our strong experience in terrain awareness warning systems while adding innovative features, Thales has worked in close conjunction with ACSS to deliver this innovative product offering for our large airline customer base worldwide," says Gil Michielin, vice president and general manager of commercial avionics at Thales.The T3CAS certification for the Airbus A320 Family features the first certified ADS-B In functions on a new production aircraft, ACSS officials say. The Airbus Airborne Traffic Situational Awareness (ATSA) applications in T3CAS provide operators with enhanced safety and operational efficiency in all phases of flight, including enhanced situational awareness with ATSA-AIRB, flight-level change performances in non-radar coverage areas (such as oceanic airspace) with ATSA-ITP and Visual Separation Approach with ATSA-VSA.The first installations of T3CAS will start in December 2010 on A320 Family aircraft to operators in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific.

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