Avionics News August 2023 - 27

ADTS-3250 air data test set
is " intuitive
and virtually
eliminates
the learning
curve. " Each
aircraft being
tested can have
individually
programmed
test sequences, allowing for semi-automated testing
on the flight line. Aircraft profiles, images and test
sequences are easily added, edited or removed using the
included software. The ADTS-3250 will be offered with
a standard two-year warranty, with a one-year calibration
period included, plus 48-hour guaranteed turnaround
calibration services, free software updates and a loaner
program to reduce downtime. Production is expected to
begin around June 2023.
For more information, visit barfieldinc.com.
Blue Avionics
Blue Avionics is an original equipment manufacturer
of avionics, aircraft circuit cards, mechanical mounting
devices and brackets, and wiring harnesses across
fleets. The company said its core competency is in
adaptable avionics, equipment specifically designed
and configured to perform hundreds of aircraft
functions to support essential and critical avionics
systems. And Blue Avionics is backing up its claim
with a new box, the BA-650 A3U.
As company founder Ross Cairns told AEA Convention
attendees, the BA-650 A3U is a Level A adaptable
avionics unit, designed for critical aircraft systems. Initial
application will be on a transport category aircraft's
smoke detector system and as a cargo door controller. In
both applications, it's the same box, but with configuration
differences. Cairns also announced an existing product
in his company's lineup, the BA-540-AAU, is being
deployed as a
BA-650 A3U
replacement for the
now-discontinued
Skylight Avionics
DDA (discrete digital
adapter), performing
LPV annunciation
system logic and
ADS-B integrity
monitoring.
New STCs and certifications for the BA-540 AAU
include dual Garmin GTN 650 interfaces aboard
Embraer 120 regional transport variants, obtained by
Peregrine Avionics. The Blue Avionics unit connects to
the existing flight data acquisition unit and flight data
recorder. Another STC is for the ATR-72 series, where
it provides ADS-B integrity monitoring and air data to
TDR-940 Mode S transponders. That STC is held by
Sabena Technics and AKKA Aeroconseil and validated
by the FAA. Another new application is aboard Boeing
MD-8x transports, where the BA-540 AAU is part
of an upgrade to the UNS-1 and interfaces with the
Honeywell FMS.
In closing, Cairns told attendees he had hoped to
announce another two new products, but they're " just
not ready yet ... Just keep looking for us during the
summer and you will see them come out, " he said.
For more information, visit blueavionics.com.
Cabin Management Solutions
David Feuerhak, vice president of sales for Cabin
Management Solutions, introduced CMS's Explore,
" our moving map solution for business aviation, " which
the company developed in partnership with FlightPath
3D. " Explore is a next-generation, interactive, 3D
moving map, " he told attendees. " It allows full
integration with CMS's Evolve product line, for control
at individual touch-panels so passengers can interact
with the map and the data it displays. It also provides
legacy support for the cabin managements that are in
the aircraft currently. "
Personal electronic device connections can be made
via a Wi-Fi access point or Ethernet. The company also
offers optional ARINC 404 and ARINC 600 adapter
trays, " along with a flight-deck controller that's a dropin
replacement, " Feuerhak said, which will be available
in the third quarter of 2023.
Continued on following page
CMS's Explore is a next-generation, interactive, 3D moving map.
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