Howell unveils Black Hawk panel
Howell Instruments (Booth No.

Howell Instruments (Booth No. 214) is showing a working mockup of an instrument panel upgrade it is preparing to bring to older U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawks. The Fort Worth, Texas company plans to offer a kit priced at $300,000 that will provide a form-and-fit replacement of existing electromechanical instrumentation with flat-panel multifunction display (MFD) and digital databus capabilities.

John Wright, Howell Instruments customer support manager, said the decision on whether to deliver the kits for customer installation or to offer the service has yet to be determined. He added that his company has identified approximately 2,000 UH-60 and civil S-70 helicopters that could be candidates for the panel upgrade.