L-3's SmartDeck awaiting launch customer green light
The recent FAA approval of L-3 Avionics Systems’ SmartDeck integrated avionics system clears a path for integration of the cockpit into the production line
The recent FAA approval of L-3 Avionics Systems’ SmartDeck integrated avionics system clears a path for integration of the cockpit into the production line of the first of two OEM customers the Grand Rapids, Mich. company has secured.
L-3 Avionics officials at press time said details about the deals will emerge “very soon,” most likely before this month’s EAA AirVenture airshow in Oshkosh, Wis. The TSO approval for SmartDeck marks the culmination of a 10-year development effort going all the way back to when the business was owned by Goodrich. L-3 Communications took over the avionics unit in 2003, accelerating the development of the SmartDeck cockpit and refocusing the endeavor on simplifying the pilot’s job wherever possible.
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