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PowerFlarm Reaches 10,000th Customer
By: Mark Huber
Caption: Flarm Technology has sold more than 40,000 of its aircraft collision and obstacle warning alarms since 2004
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Flarm Technology today announced the delivery of its 10,000th PowerFlarm aircraft anti-collision warning system to a UK customer who installed it aboard an MD500 helicopter. Since its invention initially for gliders in 2004, nearly 40,000 Flarm systems have been installed in all types of manned airplanes and rotorcraft, according to the company.

PowerFlarm was introduced to cater to the specific needs of powered aircraft pilots. It features triple the detection range of the legacy system, to 6.2 miles, offers coverage from not only forward approaching aircraft but also aircraft approaching from behind or below, and protects against interference from mobile phones and other electronic devices.

PowerFlarm also offers optional transponder and ADS-B 1090ES receiver to guard against non-Flarm equipped aircraft and to monitor potentially intruding aircraft transmitting mode-C, mode-S, and ADS-B messages on 1090 MHz, and includes those aircraft in PowerFlarm’s smart trajectory prediction and collision warning algorithms.

PowerFlarm systems are available for installation in-panel or as a portable unit. The company also makes UAV traffic collision and avoidance sensors.