The Curve, STG Aerospace’s debut product in its Universal Lighting Family, is being targeted at the business jet cabin market. According to the UK-based company, the LED flex system provides seamless lighting that is well suited to rounded cabin forms that demand compact, versatile solutions.
Features include the only available four-inch section of controllable dynamic lighting and a tight bend radius at 30 millimeters convex and 50 millimeters concave. At just six by 15 millimeters, it can be installed on a range of monuments and locations within a business jet cabin.
The Curve can be used throughout an aircraft, including in wet areas, to provide varying results. Light output can be split into individually addressable segments whose transition and intensity can be controlled independently with the choice of 16 million colors. This allows for vibrant, animated lighting within a slimline, flexible structure that can shape around the bends found in all forms of cabin geometry, STG said.
In addition, the product can build layers of ambiance in cabins where fixed, linear lights no longer meet the geometric requirement or aesthetic standard, the company noted. Its addressable output, combined with its small form, discrete design language, and the market’s tightest bend radius, "make it an ideal choice for OEMs and integrators to create unique passenger experiences throughout the cabin," according to STG.
STG Aerospace director of sales Pierre Michard said the product has already been selected for an OEM application on a widebody platform. He added that The Curve's certification is scheduled for the first quarter of 2024 and that STG Aerospace will be sharing more information about business jet applications at NBAA-BACE 2023, with an emphasis on midsize and super-midsize business jets.