Astronautics, February 16, 2022 - Singapore Airshow – Astronautics Corporation of America’s Badger Pro+ Integrated Flight Display System is providing a forward-fit and retrofit glass cockpit upgrade solution for the Bell Huey II modernization program.
Astronautics is providing each Huey II with three 6×8-inch high-resolution displays, a control panel, and an engine data acquisition unit.
Astronautics equipment, along with additional upgraded avionics, transforms the cockpit from analog instruments to a digital, full-glass cockpit, replacing primary flight displays and engine instruments with the same Badger Pro+ Integrated Flight Display System flying on new production Bell helicopters.
“Astronautics’ Badger Pro+ provides the Huey II with new capabilities that extend its mission readiness, including reduced pilot workload and increased precision and situational awareness,” said Brian Keery, Astronautics’ senior manager of displays and cockpit integration.
Badger Pro+ is the latest generation of Astronautics’ Badger display family, which has demonstrated reliability over one million flight hours in the harshest environments.
The displays show primary flight, navigation, and engine data, and includes high-definition video from multiple inputs, all with night vision compatibility. Badger Pro+ integrates information from across all systems on the aircraft, providing an operationally advanced pilot interface and a path for adding safety features, such as terrain and traffic awareness and Wide Area Augmentation System compatibility. The readability of the displays is world-class with color, contrast, letter sizing, and fonts that provide exceptional viewability.
Astronautics’ Badger Pro+ is the standard-fit, integrated flight display system on production Subaru Bell 412EPX and Bell 429 helicopters.
There are more than 300 Huey IIs operating in 14 countries with more than 1.2 million flight hours in military and para-public missions. To learn more and see a Huey II demonstration panel with three Badger Pro+ displays, visit Bell Textron Inc.’s exhibit at the Singapore Airshow 2022.
About Astronautics: Astronautics Corporation of America, headquartered in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, is a global leader in the design, development, and manufacture of secure avionics equipment and systems for the commercial and military aerospace industry. Key product areas include electronic primary flight and engine displays, connected aircraft and cyber solutions, electronic flight bags, and certified servers for airborne applications.
Services include avionics system integration and custom software for critical applications. Since its founding in 1959, Astronautics has been providing trusted, reliable, and tailored solutions to help clients achieve mission success. Astronautics is the parent company of Kearfott Corporation, headquartered in Woodland Park, New Jersey.
About Bell: Thinking above and beyond is what we do. For more than 85 years, we’ve been reimagining the experience of flight – and where it can take us. We are pioneers. We were the first to break the sound barrier and to certify a commercial helicopter. We were aboard NASA’s first lunar mission and brought advanced tiltrotor systems to market. Today, we’re defining the future of advanced air mobility.
Headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas—as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Textron Inc.—we have strategic locations around the globe. And with nearly one quarter of our workforce having served, helping our military achieve their missions is a passion of ours.
Above all, our breakthrough innovations deliver exceptional experiences to our customers. Efficiently. Reliably. And always, with safety at the forefront.
About Textron: Textron Inc. is a multi-industry company that leverages its global network of aircraft, defense, industrial and finance businesses to provide customers with innovative solutions and services. Textron is known around the world for its powerful brands such as Bell, Cessna, Beechcraft, Hawker, Jacobsen, Kautex, Lycoming, E-Z-GO, Arctic Cat, Textron Systems, and TRU Simulation + Training.
Astronautics is providing each Huey II with three 6×8-inch high-resolution displays, a control panel, and an engine data acquisition unit.
Astronautics equipment, along with additional upgraded avionics, transforms the cockpit from analog instruments to a digital, full-glass cockpit, replacing primary flight displays and engine instruments with the same Badger Pro+ Integrated Flight Display System flying on new production Bell helicopters.
“Astronautics’ Badger Pro+ provides the Huey II with new capabilities that extend its mission readiness, including reduced pilot workload and increased precision and situational awareness,” said Brian Keery, Astronautics’ senior manager of displays and cockpit integration.
Badger Pro+ is the latest generation of Astronautics’ Badger display family, which has demonstrated reliability over one million flight hours in the harshest environments.
The displays show primary flight, navigation, and engine data, and includes high-definition video from multiple inputs, all with night vision compatibility. Badger Pro+ integrates information from across all systems on the aircraft, providing an operationally advanced pilot interface and a path for adding safety features, such as terrain and traffic awareness and Wide Area Augmentation System compatibility. The readability of the displays is world-class with color, contrast, letter sizing, and fonts that provide exceptional viewability.
Astronautics’ Badger Pro+ is the standard-fit, integrated flight display system on production Subaru Bell 412EPX and Bell 429 helicopters.
There are more than 300 Huey IIs operating in 14 countries with more than 1.2 million flight hours in military and para-public missions. To learn more and see a Huey II demonstration panel with three Badger Pro+ displays, visit Bell Textron Inc.’s exhibit at the Singapore Airshow 2022.
About Astronautics: Astronautics Corporation of America, headquartered in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, is a global leader in the design, development, and manufacture of secure avionics equipment and systems for the commercial and military aerospace industry. Key product areas include electronic primary flight and engine displays, connected aircraft and cyber solutions, electronic flight bags, and certified servers for airborne applications.
Services include avionics system integration and custom software for critical applications. Since its founding in 1959, Astronautics has been providing trusted, reliable, and tailored solutions to help clients achieve mission success. Astronautics is the parent company of Kearfott Corporation, headquartered in Woodland Park, New Jersey.
About Bell: Thinking above and beyond is what we do. For more than 85 years, we’ve been reimagining the experience of flight – and where it can take us. We are pioneers. We were the first to break the sound barrier and to certify a commercial helicopter. We were aboard NASA’s first lunar mission and brought advanced tiltrotor systems to market. Today, we’re defining the future of advanced air mobility.
Headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas—as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Textron Inc.—we have strategic locations around the globe. And with nearly one quarter of our workforce having served, helping our military achieve their missions is a passion of ours.
Above all, our breakthrough innovations deliver exceptional experiences to our customers. Efficiently. Reliably. And always, with safety at the forefront.
About Textron: Textron Inc. is a multi-industry company that leverages its global network of aircraft, defense, industrial and finance businesses to provide customers with innovative solutions and services. Textron is known around the world for its powerful brands such as Bell, Cessna, Beechcraft, Hawker, Jacobsen, Kautex, Lycoming, E-Z-GO, Arctic Cat, Textron Systems, and TRU Simulation + Training.
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