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The US Navy's P-3 Orions to receive a new BAe-made autopilot

Washington, USA - The DAS system to warrant an increase in operative performance and a lowering of the workload for the crew

British Aerospace has recently signed a contract with US Navy in order to contribute to the modernization of the P-3 Orion maritime patrol airplanes' fleet. The BAe's committment will be most of all aimed to equip some 120 aircraft with the new digital autopilot. It deals with the DAS (Digital Autopilot System), even suggested and operative in Australia and New Zealand and also offered to Canada. Such...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 101894
Rome, Italy, 08/18/2004 17:53
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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