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Rockwell Collins introduces RTA-4100 MultiScan weather radar
ATLANTA (September 24, 2007) - Rockwell Collins introduced its RTA-4100 MultiScan™ weather radar to business jet operators at the National Business Aviation
Association's (NBAA) 60th Annual Meeting and Convention in Atlanta. The new system, which can be installed on new aircraft
equipped with Pro Line 21 and Pro Line Fusion™ avionics, will be available in December 2008.
"Our MultiScan weather radar will bring a new level of weather situational awareness and operational simplicity to the business
aircraft operators. It is already well-known throughout the aviation industry because of its proven capability to give pilots
a complete picture of the weather, while reducing workload because of the fully automatic capabilities of the radar," said
Denny Helgeson, vice president and general manager, Business and Regional Systems for Rockwell Collins. "Business jet operators
using the RTA-4100 also have the comfort of knowing that our groundbreaking MultiScan technology has more than five years
of operational experience on more than 100 airline fleets around the world."
Rockwell Collins' RTA-4100 MultiScan weather radar provides a 300 NM "clutter-free" weather display and enhanced effectiveness
as a threat detector. Capabilities such as MultiScan Automatic Operation, Geographic Weather Correlation, OverFlight™ Protection,
SmartScan™ and Turbulence detection accurately depict weather and weather-related hazard events at any location around the
globe. It also features TrueZero™, which automatically corrects for aircraft errors that cause radar tilt inaccuracies, and
provides the flight crew with turbulence detection and alerting capability out to 40 nautical miles.
The MultiScan Weather Radar System automatically scans ahead of the aircraft and combines the returns through advanced digital
processing and analysis algorithms to display not just precipitation rates but the actual weather threats. The result is a
more accurate depiction of weather and turbulence hazards while significantly reducing flight deck workload and training for
pilots.
The RTA-4100 MultiScan radar is designed to support integration of new sources of data as they become available.
Rockwell Collins' MultiScan received Aviation Week's Technology Breakthrough Award for 2004, the Airline Avionics Institute's
2005 Volare Award, and Flight International's 2007 award for best product in the Propulsion, Systems and Avionics category.
View an image featuring MultiScan
Rockwell Collins (NYSE: COL) is a pioneer in the development and deployment of innovative communication and aviation electronics
solutions for both commercial and government applications. Our expertise in flight deck avionics, cabin electronics, mission
communications, information management and simulation and training is delivered by 20,000 employees, and a global service
and support network that crosses 27 countries. To find out more, please visit www.rockwellcollins.com.
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