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October 2000
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BFGoodrich Aerospace Launches First Terrain Awareness and Warning System (TAWS) Interactive Website
BFGoodrich (US) Aerospace has launched the first multimedia website designed to educate and demonstrate the new TAWS requirements. Entitled, "Discover," BFGoodrich's Terrain Awareness and Warning System (TAWS) interactive website content can be found at -- www.bfgavionics.com/discover. It features an explanation of the TAWS mandate, as well as an overview of BFGoodrich's LandMark(TM) Class B TAWS. Based on the popular Macromedia FLASH(TM) architecture, the new content is a complement to the existing information on the company's avionics and lighting systems products and services.
Covering many aspects of the new FAA TAWS mandate, the Discover section of the website also illustrates system capabilities and functions. Immersing users into real case flight scenarios, the demonstration issues aural and visual warnings whenever Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) situations arise. Visitors can also experience flight situations and LandMark system reactions when encountering premature descents, reduced required terrain clearance, and imminent terrain impact. In addition, the demo will portray warnings of imminent contact with the ground for excessive rates of descent, negative climb rates or altitude loss after takeoff.
The FAA TAWS mandate applies to all fixed wing turbine aircraft equipped with six or more passenger seats excluding any pilot seats and operated under Parts 91, 121 and 135. Class B equipment, such as the BFGoodrich LandMark system, is intended for use on Part 135 aircraft equipped with six to nine seats and Part 91 aircraft equipped with six or greater passenger seats.
Providing a continuous, color, "birds-eye" view of the surrounding terrain, the LandMark TAWS Class B System offers predictive warning functions using the position from a GPS receiver, altitude information, and aircraft configuration. It then compares that information to a terrain and obstacle database. Site visitors can actually see and hear what predictive warning functions LandMark issues along with pilot reaction.
BFGoodrich's LandMark has the flexibility to be displayed on any TAWS compatible ARINC 453 EFIS system or radar indicator. Or, when coupled with the BFGoodrich RGC250 Radar Graphics Computer, terrain can also be viewed on an aircraft's existing compatible weather radar indicator. The RGC250 also offers several other advantages such as improved terrain contouring, runway and obstacle depictions, traffic data and lightning display information*, all shown through the aircraft's existing radar indicator.
More information available at
www.bfgoodrich.com
www.bfgavionics.com
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