Universal Avionics Flight Tests New FMS Software for WAAS Approaches

Universal Avionics has completed flight tests for its new FMS (flight management system) that incorporates WAAS (wide area augmentation system) capabilities for en route, terminal and instrument approach procedures.

A Universal King Air 350 test-bed aircraft equipped with the company's EFI-890R flight display suite was used for the flights that evaluated the company's new "W" series FMS (UNS-1Ew, 1Fw and 1Lw) and its new software (SCN 1000) that adds WAAS capability.

Testing and certification of the system should be completed later this year.  03-08-2006.

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