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25 July 2000
Bombardier Aerospace has selected Collins Pro Line 4 avionics for its new Canadair Regional Jet Series 900, marking continued success for the reliable, comprehensive avionics package.
Collins Pro Line 4 is also standard on the CRJ-200 and CRJ-700 regional jets. The all-digital integrated Collins avionics system selected for the CRJ-900 Series will provide fleet commonality and a common type rating.
The first equipment delivery for the CRJ-900 is scheduled to begin in January 2001 with aircraft certification expected in the third quarter of 2002.
The system has been enhanced for operation within the evolving Communication, Navigation, Surveillance/Air Traffic Management (CNS/ATM) environment and includes a six-display Pro Line 4 configuration. Side-by-side primary flight, multifunction and engine displays make operation, navigation and performance information exceptionally usable and convenient, reducing pilot scan and increasing situational awareness.
Collins Engine Indication and Crew Alerting System (EICAS) performs extensive aircraft monitoring, providing a high level of crew information and confidence. Sophisticated system logic, combined with sensors strategically located throughout the aircraft, provides real-time verification of the status of engine, hydraulic, fuel, electrical, and other systems. This supports an extensive maintenance diagnostic computer and display system that sorts, logs and analyses aircraft information.
The Category II automatic flight control system includes dual flight director, digital air data, and attitude/heading reference (AHRS) systems. The Collins Pro Line radio sensor package includes dual very high frequency (VHF) comm, Mode S transponders, distance measuring equipment, automatic direction finders, VHF Omnidirectional Range/Instrument Landing System, digital air data systems, a radio altimeter, and radio tuning units. Collins digital weather radar and TCAS II Traffic Alert Collision Avoidance Systems are also standard equipment.
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