GPWS & Anti-Skid Department
The GPWS & Anti-Skid Department offers complete testing, repair, and overhaul of Honeywell/Allied Signal/Sundstrand Mark I, II, III, V, and VII GPWS Computers (utilizing factory test equipment and training), Collins Flight Profile Comparators, and Bendix GPW Computers.
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| ATE Testing of a Mark VII Ground Proximity Warning Computer. |
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| Testing a Honeywell VSI/TRA Indicator. | Testing of a Honeywell/Bendix CTA-81 Transponder Control Unit. |
This shop also supports Hydro-Aire (Crane Co) Anti-Skid, Autobrake, and Spoiler Control
Units, Collins, Pacific Electro Dynamics, and Gables Passenger Address Amplifiers as well
as "Selcal" Decoders manufactured by Avtech/Motorola, Coltech and Collins.
In addition to manual test stations, we also maintain an
IRIS
2000 Test station which provides A.T.E. support for the GPWS
Computers, Anti-Skid Control Units, Passenger Address Amplifiers, Honeywell VSI/TRA
Indicators, and an array of Digital Cockpit Control Panels.
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| Manual Testing of various Crane Anti-Skid Control Units. |
Our shop also offers complete testing, repair, and overhaul of numerous
Cockpit Indicators. The following is a condensed listing of this department's indicator
Support:
Radio Altitude Indicators
Manufacturers include:
Bendix, Collins, Litton, Thomson-TRT, and Clifton Precision.
DME Indicators
Manufacturers include:
Honeywell/Sperry, Collins, Clifton Precision, and King.
As well as Honeywell's Barometric Altimeter, Altimeter, Vertical Speed Indicator,
Airspeed/Mach, TAS/SAT, TAT/Thrust Indicators, and VSI/TRA Indicators.
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| Testing a Crane 767 Anti-Skid Control Unit on the RADA ATE Station. |
Other areas of Instruments include
Altitude Alert Indicators/Altitude Select Controllers:
Manufacturers include: Smiths Industries/Lear Siegler, Kollsman/IDC, Honeywell/Sperry, and
Clifton Precision.
Baro Rate/Air Data Computers,
Pressure Rate Sensors
Manufacturers include:
Sundstrand, Bendix, and Collins.
Pressure Control Panels and Cabin Pressure Amplifiers
Manufacturers include:
Hamilton Standard, Kollsman, and Garrett.
Navigation Instrument Failure Monitor
Manufactured by Dynamic Controls Corp.
Passenger Entertainment/Passenger Service System
Manufactured by Collins/Hughes Aircraft Co. consisting of Seat Electronic Boxes,
Demultiplexer/Encoders, Main/Zone Multiplexers, Column Timer Decoders, Passenger
Service Unit Decoders and Passenger Control Units.
Digital Avionics Control Panels
Navigation, Communication, Audio, Radar, ADF, ATC & H.F. panels
Manufacturers include: Gables Engineering, Collins, Bendix, and Avtech Corp.
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| Testing Collins/Hughes Entertainment System Main Multiplexer. |