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US Army's CH-47F Chinook helicopters now fitted with Rockwell Collins' new RNP-RNAV upgrade.
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The
U.S. Army continues to bring additional levels of safety to CH-47F operators
with a new Required Navigation Performance-Area Navigation (RNP-RNAV)
upgrade from Rockwell Collins. The upgrade for CH-47F
Chinooks equipped with Rockwell Collins’ Common Avionics
Architecture System (CAAS) was most recently fielded with the Minnesota/Iowa
National Guard, as well as the 25th Combat Aviation Brigade at Wheeler
Army Airfield, Hawaii. |
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 New RNP-RNAV upgrade will enable US Army's CH-47F Chinooks to operate in and around civil airspace with safety benefits earlier afforded to commercial aircraft |
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Initially
fielded in 2014, the RNP-RNAV capability enables Chinook users to operate
in and around civil airspace with safety benefits that were earlier afforded
only to commercial aircraft.
“RNP-RNAV provides tactical helicopters with full civil airspace interoperability under current flight rules. It eliminates the need to obtain waivers or be limited to non-preferred routing, while ensuring timely and efficient mission planning and execution,” said Troy Brunk, vice president and general manager of Airborne Solutions for Rockwell Collins. “Our seamless integration of RNP-RNAV capabilities with the Chinook’s combat-proven tactical flight and performance management system exemplifies how Rockwell Collins is a leader in bringing open system architecture solutions to our military customers through software-only upgrades.” The RNP software also allows the Chinook user to be
compliant with civil flight rules while operating in the continental
U.S., Europe and other areas of the world where traffic congestion is
being addressed by newer Communication, Navigation, Surveillance/Air
Traffic Management rules. The RNP is a type of performance-based navigation
that helps an aircraft to fly a specific path between two 3D-defined
points in space. |
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