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Flightcell DZMx - Yes There’s an App for That
The Flightcell DZMx, the all-in-one installed solution for global voice, data, messaging, and tracking, has been further enhanced with a new smart device app. The app works with DZMx’s equipped with the built- in WiFi and Bluetooth option, providing airborne operators with the following functionality from their smart phones and tablets:
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Satellite and cellular voice calling
Initiated dialing from connected smart device contact lists
Satellite and cellular text messaging
Flight data recording (FDR) with real- time motion capture view
Honeywell’s Hybrid-Electric Turbogenerator Debuts at Heli-Expo
A new hybrid-electric turbogenerator from Honeywell made its debut at the HAI HELI-EXPO in Atlanta and showcased the company’s growing role in the urban air mobility segment, highlighted by Honeywell advancements in electric and hybrid-electric propulsion systems.
Honeywell’s prototype system combines the rugged, flight-proven HTS900 engine with two compact, high-power density generators. Each generator provides 200 kilowatts, which combined is enough to power 40 average American homes running air conditioning at full blast. The system burns conventional or bio-derived jet fuel and can feed motors or high- capacity batteries.
“This redefines powered flight by providing electricity to spare in a safe, light package built for aviation,” said Bryan Wood, senior director of Honeywell’s hybrid-electric and electric propulsion programs. “As the urban air mobility segment grows, Honeywell is providing safe, reliable propulsion solutions as well as a host of other aviation
technologies that are ready to install today on next-generation vehicles.”
Conventional aircraft use fuel-burning engines to mechanically turn rotors, propellers or fans. But many new aircraft designs incorporate multiple electric motors, which can be tilted or turned off for vertical takeoff and horizontal flight. Aircraft designers believe this could usher in a new era of quiet, efficient, point-to-point aviation. A single Honeywell turbogenerator could power multiple electric motors located anywhere on an aircraft.
Honeywell has rapidly expanded its presence in urban air mobility, offering avionics, propulsion, flight controls, navigation, collision avoidance, power generation, actuation, logistics, satellite communication and connectivity technologies to companies developing new aircraft.
In January the company announced its work with Pipistrel Vertical Solutions to develop systems for a vertical takeoff and landing air vehicle that will eventually be capable of fully autonomous flight.
• Advanced digital audio channel mixing • Transfer of contacts between DZMx and smart device
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Full DZMx configuration and firmware upgrade
Real-time connectivity status for both satellite and cellular modems
Quick messaging and status updates Flightcell remote technical support Creation of custom data forms
• Onboard moving map
The main beneficiaries will be Flightcell’s large DZMx customer base of first responders and the military, however it is anticipated that this technology will also be attractive to the majority of its customers. The app works with Apple and Android devices and is available free of charge from the Apple App Store and Google Play. The same functionality is also available via web browser.
“The app is a significant enhancement to the DZMx product platform,” says Michael Eddy, marketing and communications manager of Flightcell. “It provides wireless connectivity to the DZMx for smart devices, improves usability and adds even more functionality.”
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