Northrop Grumman’s fibre-optic inertial navigation systems / global positioning systems (INS/GPS) have been selected by Cessna Aircraft for its new Citation Latitude business jet.
A contract has been awarded to Northrop, under which the fibre-optic gyro-compass LCR-100 attitude and heading reference system, as well as the LCR-100N hybrid navigator will be installed into the Citation Latitude aircraft.
Northrop Grumman LITEF managing director Eckehardt Keip said the LCR-100 and LCR-100N offer improved performance and cost savings for Cessna’s new business jets.
"The LCR-100 product family with hybrid navigation provides a versatile solution to meet the demands of the evolving commercial marketplace and to support the precise navigation needed for required navigation performance airspace," Keip said.
The selection of the systems follows the announcement by Cessna at the National Business Aviation Association Annual Meeting and Convention.
According to Cessna, both systems will provide customers with increased flexibility to choose between two form and fit compatible units.
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By GlobalDataAn enhanced version of the LCR-100, the LCR-100N and the upcoming LCR-110, provide navigation information related to the aircraft’s position, heading and attitude.
Eliminating the need for a magnetic sensing unit, the systems are equipped with a gyro-compass that is similar to an inertial reference system and offers extended coasting performance.
Apart from allowing the aircraft to maintain accuracy, the system also helps to continuously provide navigation information in the event of loss of GPS signal.
Cessna’s Citation Ten jet is equipped with the LCR-100N; it was delivered under a separate multi-year contract in the second half of 2011 and made its first successful flight in January.
Production deliveries of the LCR-100N for Cessna’s Citation Ten jet will begin in 2012.
Image: The lightweight LCR-100N and LCR-110 systems help companies to save fuel, time and cost. Photo: courtesy of NorthropGrumman Corporation.
