Innovative Solutions & Support is a growing avionics manufacturer that made a name for itself with RVSM solutions, but it is now on the verge of greatly increased brand recognition with the certification of the Avio NG avionics suite that began shipping in new Eclipse 500 very light jets late last year. Until Eclipse switched to IS&S to provide the three-display glass cockpit in the Eclipse 500 as well as other hardware and software that drives the displays, IS&S focused primarily on the retrofit and component market.
IS&S’ biggest recent product was the air-data computer used in many RVSM upgrades, and the RVSM mandate was a huge boost for the publicly traded company. “The air-data unit was a home run,” said Roman Ptakowski, IS&S president. “Sixty percent of those aircraft that needed hardware use an IS&S [air-data computer].” What IS&S offered that was so attractive was a single unit that replaced two LRUs and cost half as much as other offerings while delivering improved performance, he said.
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