Northrop Grumman Provides Attitude Heading Reference System for
Sikorsky's Newly Certified S-76D Helicopter
FREIBURG, Germany, Dec. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop
Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) is supplying the LCR-100 attitude
and heading reference system (AHRS) for Sikorsky's new S-76D
helicopter, which recently received Type Certification from the
U.S. Federal Aviation Administration.
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The LCR-100 is a standard component of the Thales
TopDeck® avionics suite on the new medium-sized,
twin-engine helicopter. Northrop Grumman provided both the LCR-92
and LCR-100 fibre-optic AHRS on earlier versions of the S-76
helicopter platform.
Developed by Northrop Grumman's navigation and positioning
systems subsidiary in Germany,
Northrop Grumman LITEF, the LCR-100 provides critical flight
information regarding the aircraft's position, heading and
attitude. The LCR-100 offers precise outputs to the flight control
system and has demonstrated high reliability and accuracy in the
helicopter environment.
"The LCR-100 has proven its dependability and efficiency in
serving rugged helicopter platforms, including previous versions of
the S-76," said Eckehardt Keip, managing director for Northrop
Grumman LITEF. "We continue to offer lighter products with greater
accuracy and performance."
Northrop Grumman LITEF is a leading supplier of inertial
sensors, inertial reference, and inertial navigation systems and
computers with products deployed in more than 30 countries in
aircraft, marine vessels and ground mobile applications. The
company has more than 15,000 fibre-optic gyro systems serving in
aircraft worldwide.
Northrop Grumman is a leading global security company providing
innovative systems, products and solutions in unmanned systems,
cybersecurity, C4ISR, and logistics and modernization to government
and commercial customers worldwide. Please visit
www.northropgrumman.com for more information.
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