New-generation Avionics for the ATR 600
Thales is supplying the cockpit control display and onboard airport navigation systems for ATR’s new -600 series turboprops as part of an extensive package
Thales is supplying the cockpit control display and onboard airport navigation systems for ATR’s new -600 series turboprops as part of an extensive package that also includes autopilot, navigation and communications equipment and the integrated modular avionics (IMA) system.
Luc Baron, Thales’ design authority for the ATR 600, said the IMA, an innovation for regional aircraft, means functions can be modified without modifying the system. So it will be possible to add new functions needed in the future either by adding a new circuit board supporting several functions or by a new software partition. The system includes the avionics full-duplex switched Ethernet (AFDX) developed for the A380.
