Progress Continues On Universal Avionics MD 902 Cockpit Upgrade
An integrated Universal Avionics flight deck will modernize the MD Helicopters MD 902 Explorer.
An integrated Universal Avionics flight deck will modernize the MD Helicopters MD 902 Explorer.

Helicopter manufacturers aren’t immune to the pressure to update their machines with modern avionics, and last year MD Helicopters and Universal Avionics Systems unveiled a new NextGen flight deck mockup for the MD 902 Explorer. The new avionics replace aging Bendix/King EFIS 40 cathode-ray-tube displays with high-resolution 10.4-inch Universal LCDs in landscape orientation. The benefit of the new displays is that they offer pilots all the modern amenities, such as synthetic vision, electronic charts, moving maps, systems synoptics, video and mission display, engine instruments and rotor data. The new Universal cockpit is for both new MD 902s and will also be offered as a retrofit.

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