Avionics
Honeywell targets its low-cost KMD 250 at business aviation
Sometimes the simplest ideas turn out to be the best ones.

Sometimes the simplest ideas turn out to be the best ones. After initially targeting the Bendix/King KMD 250 multifunction display to owners of piston singles, Honeywell now believes the unit will turn out to be a popular addition in the cockpits of many turboprops and business jets. Operators have been installing the MFD as a backup to higher-end equipment, according to Honeywell, with the attraction being the unit’s small size and even smaller price tag.

At $3,990 the KMD 250 is just about the lowest-priced multifunction display on the market. Considering that it includes a color LCD, internal moving map and VFR GPS receiver and can interface with traffic, datalink weather and IFR GPS sensors, the unit packs a big punch in a small package, and is perfect, said Honeywell, for older turboprops and business jets where cost and space are premiums.