"IS&S is proud to partner with Blackhawk Modifications and utilize their experience and history with the King Air 200 and 350 to bring our NextGen Flight Deck and Autothrottle to King Air operators."
EXTON, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Innovative Solutions & Support, Inc. (NASDAQ:ISSC) has entered into an
agreement with Blackhawk Modifications, Inc. based in Waco, Texas, to
partner as a distributor and installation center for Innovative
Solutions & Support’s (IS&S) NextGen Flight Deck and its Integrated
Turboprop Autothrottle for the King Air 200 and 350 platforms.
Geoff Hedrick, IS&S’s CEO/Chairman commented: “IS&S is proud to partner
with Blackhawk Modifications and utilize their experience and history
with the King Air 200 and 350 to bring our NextGen Flight Deck and
Autothrottle to King Air operators.” The NextGen Flight Deck applies its
recently STC’d PC-12 flight deck with its Patent Pending autothrottle,
the first and only FAA certified for part 91 & 135. This can then be
fully integrated with Primary Flight Displays (PFD) and Multi-Function
Display (MFD) with dual satellite based augmentation system (SBAS) GPS
receivers in support of the Integrated Flight Management System (IFMS™)
with LPV approach capability. The result is an integrated avionics suite
providing unrivaled situational awareness, safety enhancements and
operational performance.
Hedrick further added: “Our Autothrottle’s Engine Out Thrust Control
will automatically adjust the remaining engine power if the airspeed
falls below minimum-control airspeed Vmc. The pilot can maintain control
as autothrottle mitigates the adverse YAW allowing the aircraft to
safely accelerate under full control.”
Blackhawk Modifications President & CEO Jim Allmon stated “The IS&S
NextGen Flight Deck and Turboprop Autothrottle is one of the most
innovative products I’ve ever seen in the turboprop market. The King Air
200 through 350 market represent over 3000 airplanes with an additional
2000 in the C90 through E and F90 market. With over 5000 aircraft, this
represents the largest pool of upgrade candidates in the world.”
IS&S President Shahram Askarpour commented: “The IS&S Turboprop
Autothrottle allows a pilot to automatically control the power settings
of the engine. The Autothrottle computes and controls appropriate power
levels and features an automatic take-off and go-around mode that
smoothly brings the turbine engine to max power in a few seconds.”
The Autothrottle includes two other major modes; the torque hold and
airspeed hold modes, where the pilot selects the desired torque or
desired airspeed. At all times and regardless of the mode, the system
protects the aircraft from over and under speed as well as protects the
engine from over torque or over temperature.
When engaged by the pilot, the Autothrottle system adjusts the throttles
automatically to achieve and hold the selected airspeed guarded by a
torque/temperature limit mode. If the pilot manually adjusts the power
level and approaches torque or temperature limits the Autothrottle will
warn the pilot with a built-in throttle handle shaker system.
IS&S will utilize a King Air provided by Blackhawk Modifications for
flight testing and expects an STC shortly.
IS&S has been developing our NextGen flight deck for the past 10 years,
with hundreds of fielded systems. With that development, we simplified
the flight deck and created the tools pilots need to take advantage of
high resolution graphics that provide synthetic vision, real time
weather, LPV and RNP approaches, intuitive flight planning, electronic
checklists, graphical charts and maps. Even with this wealth of
information, pilots are still required to multi-task in the cockpit; our
autothrottle provides that logical next step in relieving pilot workload
and enhancing safety for them and their passengers.
About Innovative Solutions & Support, Inc.
Headquartered in Exton, Pa., Innovative Solutions & Support, Inc. (www.innovative-ss.com)
is a systems integrator that designs and manufactures flight guidance
and cockpit display systems for Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM’s)
and retrofit applications. The company supplies integrated Flight
Management Systems (FMS) and advanced GPS receivers for precision low
carbon footprint navigation.
About Blackhawk Modifications
Blackhawk Modifications, Inc., founded in 1999 in Waco, Texas, is a
recognized aviation leader in providing engine performance solutions to
the turboprop fleet. The company has the largest installed fleet of STC
twin and single-engine turboprop upgrades, making Blackhawk the largest
non-OEM buyer of new Pratt & Whitney turboprop engines in the world. A
worldwide network of approved dealers and service support centers
complements Blackhawk’s U.S. facilities. For more information, visit www.blackhawk.aero.
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