Northrop Grumman's Navigation System to be Offered on Beechcraft King Air Special Mission Aircraft
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FREIBURG, Germany, June 1, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Northrop Grumman
Corporation's (NYSE:NOC) flight-critical inertial instruments will soon be
offered on Beechcraft King Air turboprops.
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Northrop Grumman's LCR-100N hybrid navigation unit has been chosen by
Beechcraft, a subsidiary of Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT)
company, as an inertial product option on the popular King Air turboprop
platform. The LCR-100N provides critical navigation data to the autopilot,
extended navigation capability in extreme latitudes, coasting capability and
other key features that help the aircraft achieve required availability and
precision. The LCR-100N will be certified and applied first to the Special
Mission aircraft within the King Air series.
Developed by Northrop Grumman's Germany-based navigation systems subsidiary,
Northrop Grumman LITEF, the LCR-100N is part of the LCR-100 product family and
consists of high-performance, fibre-optic gyroscope-based inertial measurement
units and advanced microelectromechanical system triad accelerometers.
The unit features gyro-compassing and hybrid navigation, including ARINC
outputs, which are essential for Required Navigation Performance flight
operations. The LCR-100N, in combination with the flight management system,
supports operations in extreme northern and southern latitudes and allows for
coasting through satellite outages.
"We are pleased to provide our reliable inertial navigation solution for this
leading platform in the twin turboprop segment and to expand our relationship
with Textron Aviation," said Eckehardt Keip, managing director, Northrop Grumman
LITEF. "The selection of our LCR-100N for this important program reflects our
pledge to bring high-performing technology to the general aviation market."
The LCR-100 and LCR 100N products have already been successfully introduced on
Textron Aviation's Cessna Citation X+, Sovereign+ and Latitude platforms, with
the Citation Longitude to follow. These products are also fitted to numerous
rotorcraft and fixed-wing platforms by other leading airframe original equipment
manufacturers.
Northrop Grumman is a leading global security company providing innovative
systems, products and solutions in autonomous systems, cyber, C4ISR, strike, and
logistics and modernization to government and commercial customers worldwide.
Please visit www.northropgrumman.com for more information.
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