EFIS

Electronic Flight Instrument Systems

At system level:

  • Available in various display sizes (5" x 4", 6" x 8" or 8" x 6", 5" x 7", 10" x 8" and 12" x 9")
  • Control panel can be separate (cargo, air transport aircrafts) or integrated into the display bezel (trainer, fighter and helicopters)
  • EFIS software is configurable to adapt to a wide range of interfaces, including legacy analog and synchro interfaces, providing unprecedented affordable flexibility
  • The Operational Flight Program can be further customized to unique customer requirements at a very affordable price, thanks to an integrated software development toolset relying on qualified (per DO-178B level A) code generators and qualified verification tools
  • EFIS support both military and civil environments including fighters, helicopters, cargo and air transport jets and turbo prop aircrafts
  • Architecture is based on either smart displays or dumb displays with deported symbol generators
  • Certified on various aircrafts
  • Attitude, airspeed (tape), altitude (tape), DH, RA altitude
  • Attitude source, FD orders, lateral and vertical deviation, VSI with TCAS resolution advisory
  • Speed and altitude markers, excessive differences, ...
  • Course, kind of course, selected course, course indicator and lateral deviation, numerical course, kind of deviation
  • Indication of active navigation equipment, TO/FROM indication in Rose mode
  • Active flight plan, pre-selected flight plan
  • Flight plan with TCAS, EGPWS and Weather radar overlay. Optionally the flight plan can also be overlaid with Digital Moving Map
  • Plan mode as driven from the FMS
  • Navigation data (GS/TTG/ET/WS)
  • Vertical deviation
  • Plot marker and equipment indication
  • TACAN information
  • Alarm messages
  • Vertical profile sub page (optional)
  • VNAV (optional)

Standard interfaces:

  • Air data computer: ARINC 429
  • Radio altimeter: ARINC 429 or serial
  • Inertial data (from IRS, INS or AHRS): either ARINC or ARINC 407
  • Radio navigation: ARINC 429 or CSDB
  • FMS: ARINC 702 or GAMA
  • TCAS-II: ARINC 735
  • TAWS/EGPWS interface: ARINC 708A
  • Weather radar interface: ARINC 708A
  • Autopilot interface: ARINC 429 or analog
  • Flight director: ARINC 429/Analog
  • Video interface

Certification basis:

  • Compliant with ARP 4102 and ARP4102-7
  • Compliant with AC/AMJ 25-11
  • Compliant with TSO C-113

Hardware features:

  • High brightness for excellent readability in bright sunlight
  • Very high contrast
  • Compact design
  • NVG compatibility option
  • Modular open design allowing addition of MIL-STD-1553 interface, additional analog/synchro interfaces, Mass Memory Card, ...
  • Expandable design allowing support of synthetic vision when available (support Mass Memory Card as option and download capability via Ethernet)

Software features:

  • Configurable to adapt to a wide range of interfaces
  • Symbology is adaptable to specific customer requirements
  • EFIS can accept VAPS designed graphics provided by the customer
  • MOSArt support for integration of customer provided software
  • Configurable via a downloadable table to select interfaces, IO data mapping, filtering, color tables, page definition and options, ...