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A new STC is now available from Spirit Aeronautics for FANS (future air navigation system) 1/A, ADS-C (contract) and controller-pilot datalink communications (CPDLC) in the Challenger 604 equipped with Rockwell Collins Pro Line 4 avionics.
The STC uses the existing FMSs and control display units and includes a new Rockwell Collins CMU-1000 communications management unit and L-3 Aviation FA2100 cockpit voice recorder, which is needed to store the data messages that are central to FANS operations.
“This is what Challenger operators have been waiting for and it is truly one of those occasions where they better move fast to reserve a slot because the equipment and capacity levels will be stretched to the limits to meet the mandated deadlines. There are simply more aircraft that need FANS upgrades than installation facilities and equipment OEMs can keep up with,” said Tony Bailey, president and COO of Spirit Aeronautics.