This new aircraft supplemental type certificate (STC) program aims to bring value to the Hawker 800(A)(B)(XP) series aircraft through a number of great new upgrades in the cockpit. Southeast Aerospace has partnered with Universal Avionics along with other vendors to offer the InSight Integrated Flight Deck along with a full datacom package and a new electronic standby instrument (ESI).

The Collins EFIS 86/85 and Honeywell SPZ 8000 flight decks have been around for many years, resiliently serving these aircraft. However, reliability of these flight decks and associated components has been waning for years and repair costs continue to rise. The number of unsupported components is also rising and it is just a matter of time before most of these flight decks are obsolete. Additionally, interfacing these existing systems with new technology, such as WAAS LPV, is either not an option or is very cumbersome and expensive with lackluster performance.

There have not been many paths to bring new cockpit avionics technology to this model, and none of them with the latest technology. Enter SEA and two new STCs!

Here is an overview of the technology enhancement offered, additionally more details are offered in the sections below.

SEA is pleased to offer the current-generation Universal InSight Integrated Flight Deck 3-display EFIS upgrade for the Hawker 800 series aircraft. InSight offers the latest in Universal Avionics innovation and technology achievements.

For this upgrade, much of the existing Collins or Honeywell flight decks are removed, making way for more capable hardware. As a result, a new SEA fabricated instrument panel will be installed to accommodate all of the new upgrades. Though complex to build, this new instrument panel will be constructed prior to aircraft arrival to offer the shortest down time possible for the aircraft’s InSight upgrade.

When configured in the Hawker 800 series aircraft, the baseline InSight EFIS system will consist of the following new equipment:

• 3 ea. EFI-1040 10.4” High-Resolution Display (2 PFDs, 1 MFD)
• 2 ea. EFIS Control Display Unit (ECDU)
• 2 ea. Universal UNS 1FW Flight Management System (FMS) NCU
• 1 ea. Universal Solid State Data Transfer Unit (SSDTU)
• 2 ea. GPS/WAAS Antenna
• 2 ea. Alphanumeric Keyboard (ANK)
• 1 ea. Data Concentrator Unit II (DCU)
• 1 ea. Cursor Control Panel (CCP)
• 1 ea. Reference Select Panel (RSP)
• 1 ea. Mid-Continent Instrument MD 302 SAM (ESI)

The existing engine instruments, Collins/Honeywell radio suite, and autopilot system will be retained and interfaced to the newly installed InSight system. All of the retained equipment is still fully supported and will be for many years to come, which helps save on cost for the overall upgrade. Aside from solving the problems of obsolescence and capability limitations, the InSight EFIS brings a large number of new features, capabilities, and enhancements. To begin with, each EFI-1040 PFD will replace up to four old CRT type displays with the ability to display much more information in an eye pleasing format. High-resolution Synthetic Vision System (SVS) is included, which allows for a very detailed 3D map overlay directly on the PFD - land features, including water, terrain and even ice show up. Advanced airport views are also included – runways, taxiways, hold lines and more. Each PFD includes two pilot configurable inset views at the bottom of the display. Configurable display options include alternate SVS view, flight plan info, map, and more.

This section discusses the optional datalink system, which will be interfaced with the Universal InSight EFIS and FMS. The Universal datalink solution when integrated with the InSight EFIS will bring new capabilities for navigation and communication. This solution will satisfy multiple international mandates and requirements, as well as bring higher efficiency in travel, saving time and fuel. You may have heard of the term, “Best Equipped, Best Served.”

The following new equipment will be installed to support the optional datacom upgrade:

• 1 ea. Universal UL-801 Communications Management Unit (CMU) with Built-in VHF Data Radio (VDR)
• 1 ea. VHF Com Antenna
• 1 ea. Universal Kapture CVR Digital Cockpit Voice Recorder with RIPS
• 1 ea. Latitude Technologies DL-150 Iridium Datalink
• 1 ea. Dual Element WAAS/GPS & Iridium Antenna

This datalink system will meet the requirements for Future Air Navigation System (FANS) 1/A, Controller-Pilot Data Link (CPDLC) Departure Clearance (DCL), and Aeronautical Telecommunications Network Baseline 1 (ATN B1) standards.

The center of the Universal datalink solution is the remote mounted Universal UL-801 Communication Management Unit (CMU). The UL-801 integrates with the InSight ECDUs for control of data input, status, and receipt and transmission of datalink messages. When over land, and with available ground stations, the UL-801’s built in VHF Data Radio will be the datalink’s primary source of communication. When over water and remote areas, the UL-801 will be able to switch to the Iridium based satellite network through the Latitude Technologies DL-150 Iridium datalink transceiver.

SEA is pleased to offer a new cockpit audio system for the Hawker 800 aircraft. The PS Engineering PAC 45L is a new audio system designed with business aviation in mind. Features, capabilities, and improvements on the existing audio system are numerous.

The PAC 45L Audio system consists of the PAC 45L Hub which is the single place where all analog audio is interfaced and distributed. 2 CTL 45L Control panels are installed in place of the removed Baker M1045 (or other) audio panels. Numerous audio adapter, summing, and amplifying boxes can be removed from the aircraft as the PAC 45L brings most of this capability internal to itself.

The PAC 45L features terriffic expandability cababilites. Future additions such as another control panel for an observer or VIP is relativley painless due to the modular design. Adding more communications transcievers can be done with ease as well since the PAC 45L can handle up to 4 transcievers.