FAA ASISP Phase 2 Runs Security Risk Assessments on Core Avionics MADRID, SPAIN, November 5, 2019 – Astronautics Corporation of America has received additional research and development (R&D) funding from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to continue its cybersecurity research on core avionics systems as part of the Aircraft Systems Information Security/Protection (ASISP) R&D program, [...]

Shipping begins on production units for retrofit applications LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, October 22, 2019 – Astronautics Corporation of America’s AFI4700 RoadRunner Electronic Flight Instrument (EFI) received Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Technical Standard Order (TSO) authorization and Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for the Leonardo A109/119 helicopters, along with STC bilateral agreements with European Union Aviation Safety [...]

System Enables Secure, Wireless Connectivity for Cabin, Flight Deck, and Ground Operations   LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, October 22, 2019 – Astronautics Corporation of America’s air-ground communications system (AGCS) enables both cabin and flight deck connectivity within one system backed by qualified hardware ensuring secure domain separation between avionics data and cabin connections. AGCS provides faster, [...]

RoadRunner® electronic flight instrument provides an easy and cost-effective path to upgrade for A109/119 helicopters MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, September 5, 2019 – Astronautics Corporation of America’s AFI4700 RoadRunner Electronic Flight Instrument (EFI) received a supplemental type certificate (STC) for A109/119 helicopters from Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil (ANAC), Brazil’s civil aviation authority. “STC approval from the [...]

RoadRunner™ electronic flight instrument provides an easy and cost-effective path to upgrade for A109 helicopters MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, July 19, 2019 – Astronautics Corporation of America’s AFI4700 RoadRunner Electronic Flight Instrument (EFI) has received a supplemental type certificate (STC) from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for A109/119 helicopters. “EASA approval allows A109/119 operators around the [...]

Astronautics Project Engineer Rollie Voith (1963) making final adjustments on a portion of the company’s ‘star tracker’ and stabilizer platform for NASA’s X-15 orbital aircraft in order to photograph stars in the ultraviolet region without the interference of the earth’s atmosphere. Innovations support first moon mission, space shuttle, and many space-based probes, satellites, [...]

RoadRunner™ electronic flight instrument provides an easy and cost-effective path to upgrade for A109/119 helicopters MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, June 13, 2019 – Astronautics Corporation of America’s AFI4700 RoadRunner Electronic Flight Instrument (EFI) has received Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for A109/119 helicopters. Customer shipments, available through Astronautics’ authorized dealer network, have begun. STCs [...]

Astronautics’ wACS provides a secure data management system for Airbus Helicopters ATLANTA, GEORGIA, March 05, 2019 – Astronautics Corporation of America’s wireless Airborne Communication System (wACS) successfully completed initial ground tests on Airbus Helicopters’ H145 prototype aircraft, an important programmatic milestone. Astronautics’ wACS is a complete air-to-ground data management platform that simply and securely gets information on [...]

FAA Supplemental Flight Testing will begin in Late March Drop-in replacement provides an easy and cost-effective path to upgrade ATLANTA, GEORGIA, March 05, 2019 – Astronautics Corporation of America is scheduled to begin test flying its RoadRunner™ electronic flight instrument (EFI) on an Agusta -109 by the end of March. The test flights are part of [...]